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How to Draw a Baby Zebra
Draw a baby zebra in 18 steps, about 14 minutes. Free, with a printable worksheet.
Each picture adds one red line. Draw that line, then scroll to the next picture. Rub out any dashed helper lines at the end. First up: big egg head.
Step 1: Big egg head
Near the top left draw a big egg head, a little taller than wide and rounder at the top.
Tip Leave room above for the ears and on the right for the body.
Step 2: Round ears
On each top corner draw a round leaf ear with a small leaf inside. The left ear is smaller.
Step 3: Big eyes
On the middle of the head, a little to the left, draw 2 big oval eyes with black dots.
Tip Leave a tiny white shine in each eye.
Step 4: Soft nose
Under the eyes draw a big oval nose poking past the head. Add 2 nostrils and a smile.
Tip Rub out the head line inside the nose.
Step 5: Neck and back
Start on the head beside the eye. Slope down the neck, along the back, and stop under the round bottom.
Tip A baby zebra has a short back and long legs.
Step 6: Brush mane
Start behind the head. Draw 4 bumps of hair standing up along the neck, stopping where the back goes flat.
Tip Every bump starts and stops on the neck line.
Step 7: Front leg
Draw a ground line. From under the chin draw the chest, a leg down to a hoof, and back up.
Tip A hoof is a little wedge with a line across its top.
Step 8: Tummy and back leg
From the front leg draw the tummy. Then a round thigh down to a hoof and up to the bottom.
Tip The back leg bends backwards half way down.
Step 9: Far legs
Under the tummy draw 2 more legs peeking out, each with a hoof and a line across it.
Tip All 4 hooves stand on the ground line.
Step 10: Tufty tail
From the top of the bottom, draw a thin tail hanging down. Add a leaf-shaped tuft on the end.
Step 11: Body stripes
Draw 4 pointed stripes hanging down from the back. Draw 2 more pointing in from the bottom.
Tip Each stripe starts on the outline and narrows to a point. Leave white between them.
Step 12: Neck and head stripes
Draw 2 pointed stripes hanging from the neck line. Hang 3 short ones from the top of the head.
Step 13: Leg stripes
Draw 2 bands across each big leg and 1 band across each far leg.
Tip A band is 2 short lines from one side of the leg to the other.
Step 14: Grey nose, peach ears
Colour the nose grey and the inside of each ear peach. Leave the rest of your zebra white.
Tip A zebra is white with black stripes, so the paper does the white for you.
Step 15: Dark hooves
Colour all 4 hooves dark grey.
Step 16: Black mane and tail
Colour the mane and the tail tuft black.
Step 17: Black body stripes
Colour every stripe on the body, the neck and the head black.
Step 18: Black leg stripes
Colour the bands on the legs black and go over all your lines. Your baby zebra is done!
Your finished drawing
Follow the steps above and this is where you end up: a baby zebra, drawn by you.
Every step in one picture
