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How to Draw a Grizzly Bear
Draw a grizzly bear 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
Near the top draw a big head like an egg on its side. It is almost half the bear.
Tip Fat round cheeks and a narrower chin, not a perfect circle.
Step 2: Round ears
High on each side draw a round ear from the head line back to it, with a rainbow inside.
Tip The ears sit high on the head, not out at the sides.
Step 3: Two big eyes
Across the middle of the head draw 2 big round eyes, one eye apart. Add black dots with shines.
Step 4: Big snout and nose
Under the eyes draw a big wide oval snout poking past the chin. Add a wide black nose on it.
Tip A grizzly has a big broad snout and a nose wider than an eye.
Step 5: Smile and tongue
From the nose draw a short line down to a wide W smile. Hang a fat U tongue from it.
Step 6: Round belly
Start under the left cheek. Draw a big pear body, widest low down, and stop under the right cheek.
Tip The body is narrower than the head, like a pear tucked under the chin.
Step 7: Hugging arms
From under each ear draw a short fat arm curving in toward the tummy. Add a round ball paw.
Tip The paw is a round ball fatter than the arm.
Step 8: Shaggy fur
Draw 3 soft fur bumps on top of the head. Draw 5 across the tummy top, from arm to arm.
Tip Keep the bumps small and soft: it is fur, not a zigzag.
Step 9: Back legs and feet
On each side of the belly draw a big round C leg down to the ground. Add a hill foot.
Tip The foot sits on the ground in front of the leg, pointing at you.
Step 10: The ground
Draw a straight ground line under both feet, a finger past each side.
Step 11: Sandy snout, pink tongue
Colour the snout, inner ears and the chest above the fur bumps sandy cream, and the tongue pink.
Step 12: Golden brown fur
Colour the rest of the bear golden brown, around the sandy snout, chest and ears. Leave the eyes white.
Your finished drawing
Follow the steps above and this is where you end up: a grizzly bear, drawn by you.
Every step in one picture
