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How to Draw a Lynx

12 steps · Medium · about 9 min

Draw a lynx 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 egg on its side with chubby cheeks. Give each cheek 2 little fur points.
Tip The head is more than half of the whole lynx.
Step 2: Tufted ears
On each side of the head, draw a tall pointy ear with a triangle inside. Add a long black tuft.
Tip Long black ear tufts say lynx: thin and pointy, like paintbrushes.
Step 3: Two big eyes
Across the middle of the head, draw 2 big oval eyes an eye apart, with a dot and white shine.
Step 4: Nose and W smile
Below the eyes, draw an upside-down triangle nose, coloured in. From its point, draw a wide W smile.
Step 5: Round body
From under each cheek, draw a big C out into a plump hip, stopping in the middle at the bottom.
Step 6: Front legs
Draw a chest rainbow. From each end, draw a leg down to a big paw and up to the body.
Tip A lynx has big snowshoe paws, much wider than its legs.
Step 7: Short bob tail
On the right hip, draw a short stubby tail like half a bun, from the hip and back to it.
Step 8: Back paws
Under each hip, draw a plump bun paw on the ground, poking out sideways. Add 2 short toe curves.
Step 9: Cheek ruff and whiskers
From each lower cheek point, hang 3 big soft bumps, stopping at the chin. Add 2 whiskers each side.
Tip The fluffy beard hangs lower than the chin.
Step 10: Tail tip and ground
Draw a short curve across the tail near its end. Draw a flat ground line under the paws.
Step 11: Cream and peach
Colour the tummy, cheek ruff and all 4 paws cream. Colour the inside of each ear peach.
Step 12: Grey fur, black tip
Colour the fur pale grey, around the cream and peach parts. Leave the eyes white. Colour the tail tip black.