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How to Draw a Papillon
Draw a papillon in 13 easy steps, about 10 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: soft round head.
Step 1: Soft round head
Near the top, draw a big soft egg head, a little flat on top and full at the cheeks.
Tip Leave room underneath for the body and legs.
Step 2: Butterfly ears
On each top corner, draw a huge butterfly-wing ear, bumpy along the outside edge, with a V line inside.
Tip Papillon means butterfly: the big fringed ears are the wings.
Step 3: Two big eyes
Just above the middle of the head, draw 2 egg eyes, a gap apart. Add black dots with shines.
Step 4: Nose
Under the eyes, draw a wide oval inside the head. Sit a black triangle nose on top of it.
Step 5: Smile and tongue
From the nose point, draw a short line down to a w smile. Hang a small U tongue from it.
Step 6: The body
Start under each cheek. Draw a big C down each side, then a short line in. Stop before the middle.
Tip Leave a gap in the middle of the bottom for the front legs.
Step 7: Collar and tag
Under the chin, draw 2 sagging curves from one side of the body over to the other. Add a tag.
Step 8: Front legs
Draw 2 legs from the collar down to round paws, joined by a little arch under the tag.
Tip Give each paw 2 short toe lines.
Step 9: Back paws
At each bottom corner, draw a little hill paw with 2 toes. Run a ground line under all the paws.
Step 10: Plume tail
From behind the right hip, draw a big fluffy plume tail curling up, with soft bumps along the outside.
Step 11: White blaze
Draw 2 lines down the middle of the face, from the top of the head to the nose.
Step 12: Pink tongue, blue collar
Leave the body, legs, paws, tail, blaze and nose patch white. Colour the tongue pink and the collar blue.
Step 13: Brown ears and head
Colour the ears and head brown, around the white blaze and nose patch. Leave the eyes white.
Your finished drawing
Follow the steps above and this is where you end up: a papillon, drawn by you.
Every step in one picture
