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How to Draw a Quokka
Draw a quokka 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 with chubby cheeks. Make it as big as your fist.
Tip The head is about half the whole quokka.
Step 2: Small round ears
On top of the head, draw a small round ear on each side. Add a soft patch inside each.
Step 3: Little nose
Just below the middle of the face, draw a small rounded triangle nose pointing down. Colour it black.
Step 4: Big eyes
On each side of the nose, draw a big egg eye. Add a black dot and shine in each.
Step 5: The famous grin
Draw a short line down from the nose. Add one huge boat smile from under one eye to the other.
Tip Quokkas always look happy: one big smile, nothing else.
Step 6: Pear body
Start under each cheek. Draw a lazy C down each side to meet at the bottom. Add an egg tummy.
Tip The body is a short pear, narrower than the head.
Step 7: Front legs
Under each cheek, draw a short bent arm with a round paw at the chest. Add 2 toes.
Tip Fat shoulder, thin wrist, fat paw: never straight tubes.
Step 8: Back feet
Under each bottom corner of the body, draw a back foot poking out along the ground. Add 2 toe lines.
Step 9: Thin tail
On the right side of the body, draw a thin rat tail curling out and down to the ground.
Step 10: The ground
Draw a flat ground line under the feet and tail, from the left foot to past the tail tip.
Step 11: Cream tummy, peach ears
Colour the tummy cream and the inside of each ear peach. Leave the eyes white.
Step 12: Brown fur
Colour the rest of the quokka light brown, around the tummy, ear patches and eyes. Go over your lines.
Your finished drawing
Follow the steps above and this is where you end up: a quokka, drawn by you.
Every step in one picture
