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How to Draw an Emperor Penguin
Draw an emperor penguin 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: the head.
Step 1: The head
Start near the top of your paper. Draw a big egg head, wider near the bottom, and join it up.
Step 2: Two ear patches
Start low on each cheek. Draw a fat comma up the side of the head to a point, and back.
Tip Keep it inside the head, with its bottom point on the head line.
Step 3: The beak
Under the middle of the head draw a long thin beak pointing down, like a narrow slice of pie.
Step 4: Two big eyes
Either side of the beak top draw 2 big eggy eyes. Add a black dot and white shine in each.
Step 5: The body
Start on the left cheek. Draw a tall egg down, round the bottom, and back up to the right cheek.
Step 6: Two flippers
Start under each cheek. Draw a long narrow flipper down to a round tip, and back up to the cheek.
Tip Flippers hang down like long arms, not out to the sides.
Step 7: The tummy
Start at one patch tip, draw a tall U and stop at the other tip. Curve a chest line across.
Step 8: Two feet
Start just above the body bottom. Draw a wide foot down to 3 round toes, and back up. Do 2.
Tip Leave a gap between them. They poke up a little over the bottom line.
Step 9: Snow
Start near the left side and draw a long bumpy snow line under the toes, across to the right side.
Step 10: Golden patches and chest
Colour the ear patches and the chest yellow, then colour the long beak orange.
Step 11: Black around the patches
Colour the feet grey. Colour the rest black around the yellow, orange and grey. Leave the eyes and tummy white.
Your finished drawing
Follow the steps above and this is where you end up: an emperor penguin, drawn by you.
Every step in one picture
