How to Draw a Mother Elephant with Her Baby

Step 1: Head and trunk

On the left draw a big round head. Run its front down into a long trunk, curled at the tip.

Tip The trunk is thick at the top and thinner at the tip. This is the mother.

Step 2: Eye, tusk, smile

Draw an oval eye with a black dot. Add a short curved tusk beside the trunk, and a smile.

Tip Leave a tiny white shine in the eye.

Step 3: Big fan ear

On the back of the head draw a big floppy ear, like a fan hanging down past the chin.

Step 4: High round back

Start behind the ear. Draw a high round back, curl round the bottom and stop halfway down.

Tip The back is one big smooth hill.

Step 5: Thick front leg

Draw a ground line. From under the ear draw a thick leg down to a flat foot, then up.

Tip Elephant legs are thick like tree trunks.

Step 6: Tummy and back leg

From the front leg draw the tummy. Then draw a thick back leg down to a foot and up.

Tip Stop where the back line ended.

Step 7: Far legs and toenails

Under the tummy draw 2 more legs peeking out. Draw 3 toenail bumps on each big foot.

Tip Leave a gap between the 2 far legs.

Step 8: Thin tail

From the top of the bottom draw a thin tail hanging down and out. Stop halfway to the ground.

Step 9: The baby's head

Behind the tail draw a smaller round head. Stretch its little trunk forward to hold the end of the tail.

Tip The trunk tip curls over the tail.

Step 10: The baby's face

Draw an oval eye with a black dot, and a smile. Add a floppy fan ear behind them.

Step 11: The baby's body

Start behind the baby's ear. Draw a round back, 2 short legs and a tummy. Stop at the head.

Tip The baby is about half as tall as its mother.

Step 12: Baby's far legs, tail

Draw 2 more little legs peeking out under the tummy. Add a short tail on the baby's bottom.

Step 13: Light grey baby

Go over your lines. Colour the baby light grey. Leave its eye white.

Step 14: Dark grey mother

Colour the mother dark grey. Leave her eye, tusk and toenails white.