How to Draw a Tree Frog

Step 1: The head

Near the top of your paper draw a wide head with a flat top and a soft round chin.

Tip The cheeks are the widest part. Leave room above for the eyes.

Step 2: Big eyes on top

Draw 2 big circles on the top corners of the head, half off. Add a tall black pupil in each.

Tip Tree frog eyes are huge, and the pupils are tall slots, like a cat's.

Step 3: Big wide smile

Start under the left eye. Draw one big smile swooping across the face. Stop under the right eye.

Tip A frog's mouth goes nearly cheek to cheek. Turn the ends up.

Step 4: Squat tummy

Start under the left cheek. Draw a fat tummy down and round a flattish bottom. Stop under the right cheek.

Tip Frogs are squat: the tummy is wider than tall, and narrower than the head.

Step 5: Belly patch

Inside the tummy draw one big oval belly patch, a finger in from the tummy line all round.

Step 6: Arms and sticky hands

Start under each cheek. Draw an arm bending out at the elbow, down to 3 fingers with round pads.

Tip Round sticky pads, like little lollipops, grip the branch.

Step 7: Folded back legs

Halfway down each arm draw a fat bean out to the side for a folded leg, stopping on the hand.

Tip All you see of the back leg is the big bent knee.

Step 8: Feet with sticky pads

From the bottom of each knee draw a flat foot pointing out, with 3 long toes ending in round pads.

Step 9: The branch

Under the frog draw a long branch, round at both ends and getting thinner towards the right.

Tip Lift your pencil where the branch passes behind the hands and feet.

Step 10: Nostrils

Draw 2 little nostril dots above the middle of the smile.

Step 11: Orange toes, cream tummy

Colour the hands and feet bright orange, and the belly patch cream.

Step 12: Wood branch

Colour the branch wood brown, around the hands and feet.

Step 13: Green frog, red eyes

Colour the frog light green around the belly, hands and feet, and the eyes red. Your tree frog is done!

Tip Bright red eyes are what make it a tree frog.