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How to Draw a Jaguar
Draw a jaguar in 13 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 head.
Step 1: Wide head
On the left, draw a big wide head, round on top with fat cheeks, wider than it is tall.
Tip The head is almost half the jaguar. Leave room for the body.
Step 2: Round ears
Draw a small ear high on each side, from the head back to it. Add a bean inside each ear.
Tip Keep the ears small and wide apart. Rub out the head line underneath.
Step 3: Big eyes
Across the middle of the head, draw 2 big egg eyes with black dots.
Tip Leave a tiny white shine in each eye.
Step 4: Nose and whiskers
Under the eyes, draw an oval, black nose and w smile. Whiskers start on the oval and reach the cheek.
Tip 3 whiskers a side, fanned like fingers, stopping inside the cheek.
Step 5: The back
Start behind the head. Draw a long gentle back, round a big bottom, and stop level with the chin.
Tip Keep the back nearly flat. A jaguar is heavy and strong.
Step 6: Front leg and tummy
Rule a ground line. From the chin, draw a long leg down to a paw, then up along the tummy.
Tip Ground line low on the page. The paw is wider than the wrist.
Step 7: Back leg
Start where the tummy stopped. Draw a thigh, a long leg down to a paw, and up to the bottom.
Tip The thigh is a big round drumstick. The paw is wider than the leg.
Step 8: Far legs
Draw 2 far legs: from the front leg back to a small paw, and from the thigh to a paw.
Tip Only draw the parts you can see. 2 paws in front, 2 behind.
Step 9: Long tail
Start on top of the bottom. Draw a thick tail bending up to a round tip.
Tip Keep it thick all the way to the round tip.
Step 10: Jaguar spots
Draw 5 big wobbly rings on the body. Add 3 black spots on the forehead and 2 on the tail.
Tip Keep every ring inside the body, and make them all different shapes.
Step 11: Cream and ginger
Colour the oval round the nose and the inner ears cream. Colour the middle of each ring ginger.
Step 12: Tan fur
Colour the rest of the jaguar tan, around the cream, the ginger middles and the spots. Leave the eyes white.
Step 13: Bold black rings
Colour over each ring line with a black crayon, pressing hard, so it is thick and bold.
Your finished drawing
Follow the steps above and this is where you end up: a jaguar, drawn by you.
Every step in one picture
