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How to Draw a Water Buffalo
Draw a water buffalo 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: big square head.
Step 1: Big square head
Near the top left of your paper draw a big soft square head, a little wider than tall.
Step 2: Eyes and muzzle
Draw 2 big eyes in the middle of the head. Add a wide muzzle with 2 nostrils and a smile.
Step 3: Horns and ears
Draw 2 thick horns from the top corners, curving out, up and in. Add a leaf ear each side.
Tip Make each horn fat near the head and thin at the tip, with 2 rings near the head.
Step 4: The neck
From under the right ear draw a short neck line sloping down to nose level. Add one under the chin.
Step 5: The body
Start at the bottom of the neck. Draw a big soft bean body and stop back at the neck.
Tip A bean, not a loaf: the bottom is rounder and higher than the chest.
Step 6: Two legs
Draw a front leg under the chest and a back leg under the back end, each thinner to a hoof.
Tip A hoof is a flat doorstop with a split up the middle.
Step 7: Far legs
Add 2 thinner far legs peeking out behind the first ones, each with its own hoof.
Step 8: Ground line
Draw a ground line under all 4 hooves, from side to side.
Step 9: The tail
Start on the back end. Draw a thin tail hanging down, ending in a soft tuft of hair.
Step 10: Peach and stone
Colour the ear insides peach. Colour the horns and the tail tuft stone grey.
Step 11: Light grey
Colour the muzzle and the 4 hooves light grey.
Step 12: Dark grey buffalo
Colour the head, ears, body, legs and tail dark grey, around the pale parts. Leave the eyes white.
Your finished drawing
Follow the steps above and this is where you end up: a water buffalo, drawn by you.
Every step in one picture
