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How to Draw an Orangutan Face
Draw an orangutan face in 10 easy steps, about 8 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
Draw one big wide head filling the page: a round top, huge flat cheek pads, and a broad chin.
Tip The cheek pads are part of the head outline: wide as a plate.
Step 2: Flat face
Inside the head, draw a tall oval face, well in from the cheek pads, its chin above the bottom.
Step 3: Two eyes
Above the middle of the face, draw 2 round eyes close together. Add black dots and shines.
Step 4: Nostrils
Below the eyes, colour 2 small nostril dots side by side.
Step 5: Wide smile
Under the nostrils, draw one wide U smile, from under one eye to under the other.
Step 6: Hair bumps
On top of the head, draw 3 soft hill bumps of hair. Rub out the head line under them.
Step 7: Double chin
Start low on one side of the face. Draw a soft U under its chin to the other side.
Tip Big orangutans have a soft round chin pouch.
Step 8: Rosy cheeks
Draw a little oval blush on each side of the face, under the eye, and colour it pink.
Step 9: Tan face
Colour the face tan, around the pink cheeks. Leave the eyes white.
Step 10: Ginger fur
Colour the head, cheek pads, chin and hair ginger, around the face. Your orangutan is done!
Your finished drawing
Follow the steps above and this is where you end up: an orangutan face, drawn by you.
Every step in one picture
