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How to Draw a Bilby
Draw a bilby in 12 easy steps, about 9 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: head and snout.
Step 1: Head and snout
On the left of your paper, draw a round head that narrows to a long pointy snout.
Tip Leave lots of room above the head for very tall ears.
Step 2: Two huge ears
On top of the head, draw a very tall ear leaning back, with a leaf inside. Add one behind it.
Tip Each ear is taller than the head.
Step 3: Eye, nose and smile
Draw a big eye up high, with a dot and a shine. Add a nose tip and a smile.
Step 4: Long back foot
Leave a gap under the head. Draw a long flat foot with a round heel and 2 toe lines.
Tip A bilby's back foot is long, like a bunny's.
Step 5: Back and tummy
Start behind the ears. Draw a round back down to the heel. Draw the tummy from chin to foot.
Step 6: Big back leg
Start on the top of the back. Draw a big C down to the foot for the folded back leg.
Step 7: Front leg
From the chest, draw a short front leg down to a round paw with 2 toes. Stop on the tummy.
Step 8: Long tail
From the rump, draw a long tail up to a point and back. Add a curved line near the tip.
Tip Make the tail thick at the rump and thin at the tip.
Step 9: The ground
Draw a flat ground line under the paw and the foot, from left of the nose to past the tail.
Step 10: Peach and pink
Colour the inside of the front ear peach and the nose pink.
Step 11: Grey fur
Colour the bilby grey, around the peach and pink, but not the tail. Leave the eye white.
Step 12: Black tail
Colour the tail black, but leave the tip white. Go over your lines and your bilby is done.
Your finished drawing
Follow the steps above and this is where you end up: a bilby, drawn by you.
Every step in one picture
