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How to Draw a Tiger Cub Sleeping

13 steps · Medium · about 10 min

Draw a tiger cub sleeping 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: big head.

Step 1: Big head
On the left, draw a big head like a wide egg, a little wider at the cheeks.
Tip Leave room on the right for the curled-up body.
Step 2: Round ears
On each top corner of the head, draw a round ear with a small curve inside.
Tip Tiger ears are round, not pointed.
Step 3: Sleepy eyes
Across the middle of the head, draw 2 closed eyes, each a round U, well apart.
Step 4: Muzzle and nose
Low on the face, draw a wide oval muzzle. Add a small triangle nose and a W smile.
Tip The nose sits at the top of the oval, and the smile hangs from it.
Step 5: Big paws
Draw a ground line. Under the chin, draw 2 big round paws on it, with 2 toe lines each.
Tip Cubs have paws that look too big for them.
Step 6: Curled body
Start under the right ear. Draw a big round hill over to the right, and stop at the ground.
Tip The hill is about as tall as the head.
Step 7: Back leg
Start on the ground under the middle of the body. Draw a round hump up and over to the back.
Step 8: Long tail
From the back end, draw a long tail lying along the ground, with its tip curling up by the paws.
Tip Rub out the body line inside the tail.
Step 9: Head stripes
Draw 3 black stripes hanging from the top of the head, and 2 on each cheek.
Tip Each stripe is a thin triangle that starts on the outline.
Step 10: Body stripes
Draw 4 black stripes pointing in from the back. Colour 3 black rings and a black tip on the tail.
Step 11: Sleepy zzz
Above the body, draw 3 little z's floating up, each one a bit bigger.
Step 12: Cream and pink
Go over your lines. Colour the muzzle and the ear middles cream, and the nose pink.
Step 13: Orange fur
Colour the tiger cub orange, going around the stripes, the muzzle and the ear middles.