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How to Draw a Fossa

12 steps · Medium · about 9 min

Draw a fossa 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: egg head.

Step 1: Egg head
Near the top left draw a big egg for the head, a little taller than wide.
Tip Leave lots of room on the right for a long body.
Step 2: Big round ears
On top of the head draw 2 big round ears with a ring inside each. The left one is smaller.
Step 3: Big eyes
Just above the middle of the head draw 2 big oval eyes with black dots.
Tip Leave a tiny white shine in each eye.
Step 4: Snout and smile
Below the eyes draw an oval snout poking out left. From its black nose, draw down into a w.
Tip Rub out the head line inside the snout.
Step 5: Long low back
Start on the head below the eyes. Draw a neck dip, a long low back, then curl down and stop.
Tip A fossa is long and sleek, so keep the back low and almost flat.
Step 6: Front leg
Draw a ground line. From under the chin, draw a chest and leg down to a plump paw, then up.
Tip The leg leans forward and gets thinner near the paw.
Step 7: Tummy and back leg
From the front leg draw the tummy. Then a round thigh, a bend, a plump paw, up to the bottom.
Tip The back leg bends in above the paw.
Step 8: Far legs
Behind each big leg draw 1 more leg peeking out, with a small paw on the ground.
Tip Only part of each far leg shows.
Step 9: Toes
On each big paw draw 2 short curved toe lines. Draw 1 on each small paw.
Step 10: Very long tail
Start on top of the bottom. Draw a long thick tail up, over in a big arch, and back down.
Tip The tail is as long as the whole body, and thick all the way to its round tip.
Step 11: Tan and peach
Colour the snout tan and the inside of each ear peach.
Step 12: Colour it brown
Colour the fossa brown, around the snout and ear middles. Leave the eyes white.