How to Draw a Colobus Monkey

Step 1: The head

Near the top of your paper draw a big round head, a little wider than tall, with full cheeks.

Tip Make it big: half the whole monkey. Leave room for ears.

Step 2: Ears and cap

Add a big C ear on each side, small C inside. Draw a cap line from ear over to ear.

Step 3: Heart face and eyes

Under the cap draw a big heart, bumps on top. Put an eye with a black dot in each bump.

Step 4: Nose and smile

Add 2 nostril dots. Start under the left eye and draw a wide U smile, stopping under the right eye.

Step 5: Egg body

Start on each cheek. Draw a C down for the body side. Join the ends with a sagging curve.

Tip The body is narrower than the head: it fits between the ears.

Step 6: Hanging arm

Start under the right cheek. Draw a round shoulder and arm down to a mitten hand, back to the body.

Tip Keep the shoulder round. Add 2 short finger lines on the mitten.

Step 7: Other hanging arm

Start under the left cheek. Draw the other arm the same way, down to a mitten hand.

Step 8: The white cape

From each shoulder draw a long fur cape down past the hand, with 3 soft bumps along the bottom.

Tip The white cape is what makes a colobus.

Step 9: Two feet

Start on the bottom line, each side. Draw a short leg down to a round bun foot and back up.

Tip Add 2 short toe lines on each foot.

Step 10: Tail and tuft

Start behind the right leg. Draw a tail sweeping out and up, getting thinner, ending in a fluffy tuft.

Step 11: The ground

Draw the ground: a long line right under the feet.

Step 12: Dark grey face

Colour the heart face dark grey, going round the eyes so they stay white.

Step 13: Dark grey fur

Colour the cap, ears, body, arms, feet and tail dark grey. Leave the face ring, cape and tuft white.