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How to Draw a Giant Anteater
Draw a giant anteater in 13 easy steps, about 10 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: long head.
Step 1: Long head
On the left, draw a long head: round at the back, narrowing into a thin snout that dips down.
Tip Keep the snout thin, like a straw.
Step 2: Nose and smile
Colour a small black nose on the snout tip. Start under it and draw a short smile along the snout.
Step 3: Ear and eye
Draw a small round ear at the back of the head. Add 1 big eye with a black dot.
Step 4: Humped body
Start behind the ear. Draw a big bean body with a high hump, and stop under the head.
Step 5: Front leg
Start on the chest. Draw a thick leg down to a round paw. Stop on the tummy.
Tip Rub out the tummy line inside the leg.
Step 6: Back leg
Start on the tummy at the back. Draw a thick leg down to a round paw. Stop on the bottom.
Step 7: Far legs
Draw 2 far legs peeking out: one behind the front leg, one in front of the back leg.
Step 8: Toes and ground
Give each big paw 2 short toe lines. Draw a ground line under all 4 paws, nearly edge to edge.
Step 9: Bushy tail
Start high on the bottom. Draw a huge bushy tail sweeping out and down, and back up to the bottom.
Tip Add 2 long hair lines inside it.
Step 10: Shoulder stripe
Start on the back of the head. Draw 3 slanting lines up over the shoulder. Stop on the top line.
Step 11: Cream band
Colour the top band of the stripe cream.
Step 12: Stone grey
Colour the head, ear, body and 4 legs stone grey, around the nose and stripe. Leave the eye white.
Step 13: Tail and stripe
Colour the bushy tail slate grey and the bottom band of the stripe black.
Your finished drawing
Follow the steps above and this is where you end up: a giant anteater, drawn by you.
Every step in one picture
