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How to Draw a Standing Otter
Draw a standing otter 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: wide head.
Step 1: Wide head
Near the top draw a big wide head, like a soft rounded box, a little flat on top.
Step 2: Ears and muzzle
Draw a small ear high on each side. Low on the face draw a wide oval and a black nose.
Step 3: Eyes and smile
Draw 2 big egg eyes above the oval. From the nose draw a short line down to a w smile.
Step 4: Whiskers
Start on each side of the oval. Draw 2 short whiskers out toward the cheek; stop before the edge.
Step 5: Body and legs
Start under the left cheek. Draw down to the ground, an upside-down U between the legs, and back up.
Tip A standing otter is tall: make the body longer than the head.
Step 6: Arms and paws
Under each cheek draw an arm down to an elbow, then in to a round paw. Add 2 finger lines.
Tip The two paws rest on the chest and almost touch.
Step 7: Tummy patch
Start under the chin. Draw a long egg down the tummy, behind the paws; stop above the legs.
Step 8: Webbed feet
At the bottom of each leg draw a wide flat foot pointing out. Add 2 toe lines on each.
Step 9: Thick tail
Start behind the right hip. Sweep a thick tail down and along the ground to a round tip.
Tip Fat at the body, thin at the tip. The tail helps the otter balance.
Step 10: The ground
Draw a straight ground line under the feet and tail, from the left side to the right.
Step 11: Cream muzzle and tummy
Colour the muzzle oval cream. Colour the tummy patch cream, around the paws.
Step 12: Brown fur
Colour all the fur brown, around the muzzle and the tummy patch. Leave the eyes white.
Your finished drawing
Follow the steps above and this is where you end up: a standing otter, drawn by you.
Every step in one picture
