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How to Draw a Giant Otter
Draw a giant otter 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: wide flat head.
Step 1: Wide flat head
Up on the left, draw a wide head with a flattish top and round cheeks. Make it wider than tall.
Tip Leave room on the right for the long body and tail.
Step 2: Big eyes
Above the middle of the head, draw 2 big round eyes. Add a black dot and a white shine.
Step 3: Snout and smile
Draw a low wide oval snout with a black nose. From the nose draw down to a w smile.
Step 4: Whiskers
From each side of the snout, draw 2 whiskers out across the cheek. Stop before the edge of the head.
Step 5: Small round ears
On each side of the head, level with the eyes, draw a small round ear with a little oval inside.
Step 6: Long bean body
From behind the right cheek, draw a long back, round the bottom, along the tummy and up to the chin.
Tip The body is longer than the head is wide.
Step 7: Two legs
Draw a ground line. Under the chest and the bottom, draw 2 short legs with round paws and toe lines.
Tip Rub out the tummy line inside each leg.
Step 8: Far legs
Draw 2 far legs peeking out: one behind the front leg, one in front of the back leg.
Tip Only draw the part you can see.
Step 9: Flat paddle tail
From the back, draw a thick tail along the ground and back to the leg. Rub out the line inside.
Tip The tail is a thick flat paddle, nearly as long as the body.
Step 10: Throat patch
On the chest, just below the head, draw a soft round patch. Keep it away from the edges.
Step 11: Grass tuft
In front of the chest, start on the ground and draw 3 short grass blades up, stopping a finger up.
Step 12: Ear insides and patch
Colour the ear insides peach and the throat patch cream.
Step 13: Colour it brown
Go over your lines. Colour the snout tan, then the otter brown around the light parts. Keep the eyes white.
Your finished drawing
Follow the steps above and this is where you end up: a giant otter, drawn by you.
Every step in one picture
