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How to Draw a River Otter Pup
Draw a river otter pup 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
Up on the left, draw a wide head with a flat top and fat cheeks, wider than it is tall.
Tip Leave lots of room on the right for the long body.
Step 2: Muzzle and smile
Draw a wide oval low on the head and a black nose. From the nose, draw down to a smile.
Step 3: Big eyes
Above the oval draw 2 big round eyes, an eye apart. Add a black dot and a white shine.
Step 4: Short whiskers
Start on each side of the oval and draw 2 short whiskers out onto the cheek. Stop before the edge.
Step 5: Tiny ears
Halfway down each side of the head, draw a tiny round ear with a small curve inside.
Step 6: Long body
Start behind the right cheek. Draw a long bean body with a round bottom, and back under the chin.
Tip The body is almost twice as long as the head is wide.
Step 7: Two short legs
From the chest draw a short leg down to a round paw. Do the same under the bottom.
Tip Give each paw 2 toe lines. Rub out the tummy line inside each leg.
Step 8: Far legs
Draw 2 far legs peeking out, one just behind the front leg and one in front of the back leg.
Tip Only draw the parts you can see.
Step 9: Thick tail
Start on the back. Draw a thick tail out to a soft point, and back to the bottom.
Tip Rub out the body line inside the tail, so the tail and body are one shape.
Step 10: The ground
Draw a long flat line under all 4 paws, from below the head to below the tail tip.
Step 11: Cream and peach
Colour the muzzle oval cream and the insides of the ears peach.
Step 12: Colour it brown
Go over your lines. Colour the otter brown, around the cream and peach. Leave the eyes white.
Your finished drawing
Follow the steps above and this is where you end up: a river otter pup, drawn by you.
Every step in one picture
