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How to Draw a Running Deer
Draw a running deer 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: egg head.
Step 1: Egg head
Near the top left draw a big egg head lying on its side. Leave room above for antlers.
Tip Leave lots of room on the right for the long body.
Step 2: Leaf ears
On each top corner of the head draw a leaf ear pointing up and out, with a small leaf inside.
Tip The left ear is a little smaller.
Step 3: Big 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 smile
Under the left eye draw a snout poking past the head. From its black nose, draw down to a smile.
Tip Rub out the head line inside the snout.
Step 5: Two antlers
On top of the head draw 2 antlers curving up. Give each one a short branch pointing out.
Tip Each antler starts wide on the head and ends in round tips.
Step 6: Neck and back
Start below the right ear. Draw down the neck, along a long back, and stop half way round the bottom.
Tip The neck is thick. The back is long and gently curved.
Step 7: Reaching front leg
From under the chin draw the chest, then a leg reaching forward to a hoof and back to the body.
Tip The leg bends at the knee and gets thinner. The hoof is a little block.
Step 8: Kicking back leg
From the front leg draw the tummy. Then draw a wide thigh kicking back to a hoof.
Tip The back leg bends half way down. Join it to the end of the back.
Step 9: Far legs
Draw 2 more legs peeking out: one above the front leg, one under the back leg.
Tip Only draw the part you can see. Each one ends in a hoof.
Step 10: Tail and whoosh
On the bottom draw a leaf tail standing up. Behind the deer draw 2 short whoosh lines.
Tip All 4 hooves are off the ground. The deer is in the air!
Step 11: Three spots
Draw 3 small oval spots on the back.
Step 12: Cream and peach
Colour the snout cream and the inside of each ear peach.
Step 13: Colour it ginger
Colour the deer ginger, around the snout and ear middles. Leave the eyes, tail and spots white.
Step 14: Antlers and hooves
Colour the antlers brown and the 4 hooves dark grey. Your running deer is done!
Your finished drawing
Follow the steps above and this is where you end up: a running deer, drawn by you.
Every step in one picture
