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How to Draw a Marmoset

12 steps · Medium · about 9 min

Draw a marmoset 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: big round head.

Step 1: Big round head
Near the top draw a big round head, a little wider than tall. It is half of the whole marmoset.
Step 2: White ear tufts
On each side of the head draw a big fan of 5 fluffy bumps sticking out, like a powder puff.
Tip The big white ear tufts are the marmoset's badge.
Step 3: Heart face and eyes
Draw a wide heart in the head, bumps on top. In each bump put a big eye with a dot.
Step 4: Nose and smile
On the face dot 2 tiny nostrils. Under them draw a wide U smile from eye to eye.
Step 5: Egg body
Start under the left cheek. Draw an egg body down and round, up to the right cheek. Add a tummy.
Tip The body is narrower than the head.
Step 6: Two arms
From under each cheek draw an arm down beside the body, ending in a round mitten hand.
Tip Thin at the wrist. Rub out the body line inside each arm and hand.
Step 7: Two feet
From the bottom of the body draw a leg down to a bun foot, and back up. Do both sides.
Step 8: Curly tail
From behind the right leg draw a tail out and up into a question-mark curl, and back to the leg.
Tip Thick at the leg, thin at the round tip.
Step 9: Hair tuft
On top of the head draw 3 soft round hair bumps, from the head line back to the head line.
Tip Rub out the head line under the bumps.
Step 10: The branch
Draw a branch under the feet: 2 wavy lines from one edge of the paper to the other.
Tip Add 2 short bark lines on the branch.
Step 11: Cream face and hands
Colour the face, tummy, hands, legs and feet cream. Leave the eyes white.
Step 12: Grey fur, brown branch
Colour the fur light grey around the cream parts, leaving the ear tufts white. Colour the branch brown.