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How to Draw a Water Deer
Draw a water deer in 12 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: the head.
Step 1: The head
Near the top left draw a big round head, a little taller than wide. Leave room on the right.
Tip A big head makes it cute.
Step 2: Eyes, nose and fangs
Draw 2 eyes and a nose. Under the nose draw a U smile. Hang a little fang from each end.
Tip A water deer has fangs instead of antlers.
Step 3: The ears
On each top corner of the head draw a leaf ear pointing up and out, with a smaller leaf inside.
Step 4: The neck
Start behind the head and draw a neck line sloping down. From the chin draw another down to the chest.
Step 5: The body
Start at the bottom of the neck. Draw a big bean body round and back up to the chest.
Tip A bean, not a loaf.
Step 6: 2 legs
From the chest draw a front leg, thinner down to a hoof. Add a back leg from the round bottom.
Tip A hoof is a little doorstop with a split up the middle.
Step 7: The far legs
Draw 2 thinner legs peeking out from behind the first ones. Start under the tummy and stop at a hoof.
Step 8: The tail
On the top corner of the bottom draw a short stubby tail pointing out and down, like a little thumb.
Step 9: Ground and reeds
Draw a ground line. Grow 5 tall reeds from it, 2 left and 3 right, and add 2 oval tops.
Step 10: Peach ears
Go over your lines, then colour the insides of the ears peach.
Step 11: Tan deer
Colour the whole deer tan, around the peach ears and the hooves. Leave the eyes and fangs white.
Step 12: Reeds and hooves
Colour the reeds green, the cattail tops light brown and the hooves black. Your water deer is done!
Your finished drawing
Follow the steps above and this is where you end up: a water deer, drawn by you.
Every step in one picture
