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How to Draw a Platypus Face
Draw a platypus face in 11 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
In the middle of your paper, draw a big wide head with fat cheeks. Leave room below for the bill.
Step 2: Huge duck bill
Low on the face, draw a big spoon-shaped bill, narrow at the top and wide and round below.
Tip Let the round front poke out past the cheeks. Rub out the head line inside the bill.
Step 3: Two nostrils
Near the top of the bill, draw 2 little nostril ovals a finger apart. Colour them black.
Step 4: Two big eyes
Just above the bill, well apart, draw 2 big round eyes.
Step 5: Dots and shines
In each eye, colour a big black dot. Leave a little white shine at its top.
Step 6: Happy smile
Low on the bill, draw a wide smile. Start and stop well inside the bill's edges.
Step 7: Rosy cheeks
Draw a little oval on each fat cheek, beside the eye and above the bill. Colour it pink.
Step 8: The water
From the left edge of the page, draw a wavy water line across to the right edge, skipping the bill.
Step 9: Tan bill
Colour the bill tan, around the black nostrils.
Step 10: Blue water
Colour the water blue around the bill, right down to the bottom of the page.
Step 11: Brown fur
Colour the head brown around the eyes, cheeks and bill. Leave the eyes white. Your platypus is done!
Your finished drawing
Follow the steps above and this is where you end up: a platypus face, drawn by you.
Every step in one picture
