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How to Draw a Chimpanzee
Draw a chimpanzee in 11 easy steps, about 8 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 round head.
Step 1: Big round head
Near the top, draw a big round head with full cheeks and a flatter chin. Make it half the chimp.
Tip Leave room underneath for the body, and at the sides for the ears.
Step 2: Huge round ears
On each side of the head, draw a huge round C ear bulging out, with a smaller C inside.
Step 3: Heart face and eyes
Inside the head, draw a big heart face with 2 round bumps on top. Put a big eye in each.
Tip The 2 bumps are where the eyes go; the wide bottom is the snout.
Step 4: Nose and smile
Under the eyes, colour 2 little nostril dots. Below them, draw a wide U smile from eye to eye.
Step 5: Egg body and tummy
From each cheek, draw a C down, curling in to meet at the bottom. Add an oval tummy.
Tip The body is an egg, clearly narrower than the head.
Step 6: Hanging arm
From under the right cheek, draw an arm over the body's side, then a mitten hand with 2 finger lines.
Tip The arm gets thinner at the wrist, and the hand is wider than the wrist.
Step 7: Other hanging arm
From under the left cheek, draw the other arm and mitten hand the same way, with 2 finger lines.
Step 8: Two feet
From the body's bottom, draw 2 short legs down to round bun feet, a small gap between, and back up.
Tip The feet are short and chunky, like 2 little buns.
Step 9: Hair tuft and ground
On top of the head, draw 3 soft hair bumps. Draw a long ground line right under the feet.
Step 10: Peach face
Colour the face, inner ears, tummy, hands and feet peach. Leave the eyes white.
Step 11: Dark fur
Colour the head, ears, body, arms and tuft dark grey, around the peach parts. Go over your lines.
Your finished drawing
Follow the steps above and this is where you end up: a chimpanzee, drawn by you.
Every step in one picture
