How to Draw a Lemur

Step 1: Big head

Near the top, draw a big head, round on top, with a fur point on each cheek and a snout.

Tip The head is widest at the cheek points. Leave room on the right for the tail.

Step 2: White face

Start on the left side of the head. Draw 2 bumps with a V between, ending on the right side.

Tip The grey fur comes down to a point between the eyes.

Step 3: Eye patches and eyes

Under the bumps, draw 2 teardrops pointing to the snout. Add a big eye, dot and shine in each.

Step 4: Pointy ears

High on each side of the head, draw a pointy ear leaning out. Add a smaller triangle inside.

Step 5: Nose and smile

Near the bottom of the snout, draw a black nose. From its tip, draw a small w smile.

Step 6: Round body

Start on the left cheek. Draw a big C down and along the bottom, up to the right cheek.

Tip The body is narrower than the head.

Step 7: Front legs

Below the chin, draw 2 legs, thinner at the ankle, into fat mitten paws. Add toe lines.

Step 8: Back legs

On each side, draw a bun back paw with a plump C leg above it. Add a ground line.

Step 9: Long tail

Start behind the right back leg. Draw a long tail sweeping out and up, curling in to a round tip.

Tip The tail is as long as the whole lemur and gets a little thinner toward the tip.

Step 10: Tail rings

Draw 7 short lines across the tail, from edge to edge, evenly spaced all the way up.

Step 11: Orange eyes, cream ears

Colour the eyes orange around the black dots. Colour the inside of each ear cream.

Step 12: Grey fur

Colour the top of the head, the ears, body and legs grey. Leave the face and the tail white.

Step 13: Black patches and rings

Colour the eye patches black around the eyes. Colour every other tail band black, ending with the tip.

Tip Start with the second band from the body, so the tail goes white, black, white, black.