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How to Draw an Elk Head
Draw an elk head in 12 easy steps, about 9 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 head.
Step 1: The head
Below the middle of your paper draw a long soft egg head, wide at the top, narrower at the bottom.
Tip Leave lots of room above for the tall antlers.
Step 2: Two big eyes
Just above the middle of the head draw 2 big oval eyes with black dots and white shines.
Step 3: Nose and smile
Low on the face draw a black triangle nose. From its point draw a short line down into a smile.
Step 4: Pale muzzle
Start on the left jaw. Draw a rainbow up over the nose and stop on the right jaw.
Step 5: Leaf ears
On each top corner of the head draw a leaf ear pointing out, with a small leaf inside it.
Step 6: Antler beams
On top of the head draw 2 tall thick beams, leaning out wide, then turning up to round tips.
Tip Make them as tall as the head.
Step 7: Antler points
On top of each beam draw 3 curved points standing up like candles, each one further out and higher.
Tip With its tip, each antler now has 4 points.
Step 8: Shaggy neck
Start behind each cheek and draw the neck down and out. Join the ends with 5 hanging bumps.
Tip The bumps are the shaggy mane, so keep them soft and round.
Step 9: Tan antlers
Go over your lines. Colour the antlers tan and the muzzle a pale sand colour.
Step 10: Peach and pink
Colour the 2 ear middles peach. Colour a pink cheek on each side of the face.
Step 11: Brown fur
Colour the head and ears wood brown, around the muzzle, cheeks and ear middles. Leave the eyes white.
Step 12: Dark shaggy mane
Colour the neck and its shaggy mane dark brown, and your elk is done!
Your finished drawing
Follow the steps above and this is where you end up: an elk head, drawn by you.
Every step in one picture
