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How to Draw an Elephant Face
Draw an elephant face 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: huge head.
Step 1: Huge head
Start low, just left of the middle. Draw a huge round head, stopping 2 fingers from where you began.
Tip Make it big, but leave room at the sides for the ears.
Step 2: Curly trunk
Above the gap, draw a small rainbow. From its ends, draw a long trunk that curls up at the tip.
Step 3: Two big eyes
Above the rainbow, draw 2 big round eyes, a trunk-width apart, each with a black dot and shine.
Step 4: The smile
From each side of the trunk, below the rainbow, draw a short smile curve out and up.
Tip The smile peeks out from behind the trunk like a wide grin.
Step 5: Huge fan ears
From near the top of the head, draw a huge fan ear on each side, ending down on the cheek.
Tip Elephant ears are widest at the top, so go wide up top!
Step 6: Inside the ears
Inside each ear, draw a curve that follows the ear's edge, a finger inside it.
Step 7: Two tusks
Under the chin, on each side of the trunk, draw a little curved tusk pointing down and out.
Step 8: Trunk wrinkles
Across the lower trunk, draw 3 little curved lines from edge to edge, one under the other.
Step 9: Two eyebrows
A finger above each eye, draw a short curved eyebrow over the eye's middle.
Step 10: Pink ears, cream tusks
Colour the inside of the ears pink, add a pink blush on each cheek, and colour the tusks cream.
Step 11: Colour it grey
Colour the head, trunk and ears grey, around the pink and cream parts. Leave the eyes white.
Your finished drawing
Follow the steps above and this is where you end up: an elephant face, drawn by you.
Every step in one picture
