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How to Draw a Koala with Joey

14 steps · Medium · about 11 min

Draw a koala with joey in 14 easy steps, about 11 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
Near the top, a little left of the middle, draw a big wide oval head.
Tip Leave room on the right for the tree.
Step 2: Fluffy ears
On each side of the head, draw a huge fluffy ear made of soft bumps. Add an oval inside.
Tip Koala ears are big and fluffy, like pom-poms.
Step 3: Round eyes
Just below the middle of the head, draw 2 round eyes with black dots and a tiny white shine.
Tip Leave room between the eyes for a big nose.
Step 4: Spoon nose
Between the eyes, draw a big tall oval nose, coloured black. Under it, draw a small curved smile.
Step 5: Tree trunk
On the right, draw a flat oval. From each end, draw a long line down. Add a ground line.
Tip The left line hides behind her ear.
Step 6: Round body
Start under the left cheek. Draw a big round body down, over the trunk edge, up to the right cheek.
Tip Her tummy presses against the tree.
Step 7: Arm and leg
Draw a thick arm from her chin across the trunk, and a fat leg below. Add 2 claws to each.
Tip Each paw wraps round the far edge of the trunk.
Step 8: Joey's head
On the left, against her back, draw a small wide head with 2 fluffy ears.
Tip A baby koala is called a joey.
Step 9: Joey's face
Give the joey 2 black dot eyes, a tall black nose between them and a little smile.
Step 10: Joey holds on
Under its head, draw a small round body. Add an arm and a leg reaching onto mum's back.
Tip The joey rides piggyback, holding on tight.
Step 11: Bark marks
On the trunk, draw 3 short curved lines and a little oval knot.
Step 12: Cream and tan
Colour the inside of mum's ears cream. Colour the oval top of the trunk tan.
Step 13: Grey fur
Colour both koalas grey, around the cream ear middles. Leave mum's eyes white.
Step 14: Brown trunk
Go over your lines. Colour the trunk brown, around the koalas.