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How to Draw a Cheetah Face
Draw a cheetah face in 9 easy steps, about 7 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: the head.
Step 1: The head
Draw a big soft egg head, narrower on top and wider at the round cheeks, filling most of the page.
Tip Chubby cheeks low down make the face cute. No corners.
Step 2: Cup ears
Up high on each side draw a small cup ear ending on the head, with a small oval inside.
Tip Cheetah ears are small round cups, half sunk into the head.
Step 3: Two big eyes
Halfway down the head draw 2 big egg eyes, one eye apart. Add black dots with tiny shines.
Step 4: Snout, nose and smile
Under the eyes draw a bun snout with a black nose. From the nose, a line down to a smile.
Tip The bun is 2 round cheeks side by side, with a dip on top.
Step 5: Tear lines
From the inner corner of each eye draw a thick black tear line down, stopping on the snout.
Tip The tear lines are what make it a cheetah, not a lion cub.
Step 6: Forehead spots
Dot 7 black spots across the forehead: 3 in an arch above the eyes, and 2 more on each side.
Tip Make the spots different sizes and not in a row.
Step 7: Cheek spots
Dot 2 spots low on each cheek, one near the edge and one near the chin.
Tip Leave a clear space under each eye for a blush.
Step 8: Cream snout and ears
Colour the snout and inner ears cream. Add a peach blush in the space under each eye.
Step 9: Tan fur
Colour the head and ears tan, around the snout, spots, blush and inner ears. Leave the eyes white.
Your finished drawing
Follow the steps above and this is where you end up: a cheetah face, drawn by you.
Every step in one picture
