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How to Draw a Tundra
Draw a tundra in 13 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: far hills and snow.
Step 1: Far hills and snow
Above halfway draw a line edge to edge. Start on it and draw 3 pointed hills, stopping on the line.
Tip Leave the bottom half empty for the snowy plain.
Step 2: The head
Below the hills, right of the middle, draw the musk ox's round head, as big as a plum.
Step 3: Eyes and nose
In the middle of the head draw 2 big eyes with black dots. Add a wide nose and a smile.
Step 4: The horns
On each side of the head draw a horn curving down and hooking up. Add a bumpy wool cap.
Step 5: The neck
Start behind the head and slope a line down right. Start under the chin and draw down to the chest.
Step 6: The body
From the neck go over a hump and round the bottom, then draw soft wool bumps back to the chest.
Step 7: Legs and the ground
Draw a ground line low down. Under the wool draw a front and a back leg, each with a hoof.
Step 8: Far legs and tail
Behind each leg draw a far leg peeking out, down to the ground. Add a short tufted tail.
Step 9: Mound, rocks and grass
On the left draw a wide mound, starting and stopping on the ground. Add 2 rocks and 2 grass tufts.
Step 10: A pale sun
In the top left draw a round pale sun, as big as a plum, with 8 short rays around it.
Step 11: Yellow sun, blue hills
Colour the sun yellow and the far hills light blue under their snow caps. Leave the snow white.
Step 12: Green mound, grey rocks
Colour the mound and its grass green. Colour the horns, tail tuft, hooves and rocks grey.
Step 13: Brown musk ox
Go over your lines. Colour the nose and cap light brown, then the ox brown around them.
Tip Leave the eyes white.
Your finished drawing
Follow the steps above and this is where you end up: a tundra, drawn by you.
Every step in one picture
