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How to Draw a Cow and Calf
Draw a cow and calf in 14 easy steps, about 11 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 cow's head.
Step 1: The cow's head
Near the top, left of the middle, draw a big soft head, wider than tall, with round corners.
Tip Leave room below it for the calf.
Step 2: Horns and ears
On top draw 2 short curved horns. On each side draw a leaf ear sticking out.
Step 3: The cow's 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: Snout and nostrils
Under the eyes draw a big egg snout poking past the head. Add 2 nostrils and a smile.
Step 5: A long back
Draw the ground. Start on the head, draw a long back and stop half way down her bottom.
Tip The line dips down a short neck, then runs almost flat.
Step 6: Legs and tummy
From the chin, draw the chest, a front leg, the tummy and a back leg up to her bottom.
Tip Each leg gets thinner on the way down and ends in a hoof with a line across.
Step 7: Far legs and tail
Under the tummy draw 2 more legs peeking out. Add a thin tail ending in a leaf tuft.
Step 8: The calf's head
Low on the left, draw a small round head for the calf, with 2 floppy leaf ears.
Tip A calf has no horns yet.
Step 9: The calf's face
Give the calf 2 big eyes with black dots, a small egg snout, 2 nostrils and a smile.
Step 10: The calf's body
Start on the calf's head. Draw a short back, then a front leg, tummy and back leg to meet it.
Tip Calf legs are long and thin, with knobbly knees.
Step 11: Long legs and tail
Draw 2 more long legs leaning forward, one under the chin and one under the tummy. Add a short tail.
Tip The tail ends in a little leaf tuft.
Step 12: Patches
Draw 3 wobbly patches on the cow and 1 on the calf's back. Keep them inside the bodies.
Step 13: Pink and sand
Colour both snouts pink. Colour the horns and the 2 tail tufts sand. Leave the rest white.
Step 14: Grey hooves, black patches
Colour all 8 hooves dark grey and the patches black. Your cow and calf are done!
Your finished drawing
Follow the steps above and this is where you end up: a cow and calf, drawn by you.
Every step in one picture
