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How to Draw a Tiger

15 steps · Tricky · about 11 min

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: chubby head.

Step 1: Chubby head
Near the top, draw a big chubby head like a wide bean. Make it wider than it is tall.
Tip The cheeks bulge out below the middle.
Step 2: Round ears
On each top corner of the head, draw a round bump ear. Draw a small rainbow inside each one.
Step 3: Big eyes
In the middle of the head, draw 2 big eggy eyes.
Tip Black dot in each eye, with a white shine.
Step 4: Fluffy cheeks
Start on the side of the head, level with the eyes. Draw 3 fluff bumps down to the jaw.
Tip Each bump is bigger than the one before. Do both sides.
Step 5: Nose and mouth
Under the eyes, draw a peanut patch with a black triangle nose. From the nose, draw down into a w.
Step 6: Whiskers
Start on each side of the nose patch. Flick 3 whiskers out across the cheek, stopping before the fluff.
Step 7: Ground and body
Draw a ground line a head below the chin. From each bottom fluff bump, draw down to the hips.
Tip Join them with a wide smile that bumps up in the middle for the tummy.
Step 8: Front legs
Start on the chest smile. Draw a U leg down to a fat paw on the ground and back up.
Step 9: Back legs and paws
Start where each body line stopped. Draw a big round C down to the front paw. Add a bun paw.
Step 10: Toes
On each paw, draw 2 short curved toe lines that flick up from near the bottom.
Step 11: Curly tail
From behind the left back paw, draw a thick tail along the ground, curling up to a point, and back.
Tip The tip points back at the tiger, no higher than the chest.
Step 12: Head stripes
Hang 3 curvy black stripes from the top of the head. Add 1 black stripe on each fluffy cheek.
Step 13: Leg and tail stripes
Draw 2 black stripes on each back leg, 1 on each front leg and 2 on the tail.
Tip Make the tail tip black too.
Step 14: Cream tummy and cheeks
Go over your lines. Colour the nose patch, the insides of the ears, the fluffy cheeks and the tummy cream.
Step 15: Colour the fur orange
Colour the tiger orange, around the cream parts and the stripes. Keep the eyes white.