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How to Draw a Wildebeest
Draw a wildebeest in 11 easy steps, about 8 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: long head.
Step 1: Long head
Near the top left, draw a long head like a tall box with round corners and a wide bottom.
Tip Leave lots of room on the right for the body.
Step 2: Eyes and nose
Draw 2 big eyes up high. Curve a nose line across the bottom. Add 2 nostrils and a smile.
Tip Give each eye a black dot and a white shine.
Step 3: Horns and ears
From the top corners, draw 2 horns sweeping out and hooking up. Add a small leaf ear under each.
Step 4: Humped body
From behind the head, draw a tall hump, a sloping back, a round bottom and a tummy to the chin.
Tip The hump is the highest part of the back.
Step 5: Two legs
Draw a ground line. From the chest and the bottom, draw 2 thin legs down to split hooves.
Tip Each hoof is a little doorstop with a split up the middle.
Step 6: Far legs
Add 2 thinner legs peeking out from behind, one beside each near leg, with hooves on the ground.
Step 7: Tail and tuft
From the top of the round bottom, draw a thin tail hanging down to a long tuft of hair.
Step 8: Shaggy mane
Start behind the head. Draw a mane of soft bumps along the top of the neck and over the hump.
Step 9: Long beard
Under the chin, draw a long shaggy beard hanging down, with 3 soft points at the bottom.
Step 10: Colour it grey
Go over your lines. Colour the horns, ears, body, legs and thin tail grey.
Step 11: Dark face and hair
Colour the face, mane, beard, tail tuft and hooves dark grey. Leave the eyes white.
Your finished drawing
Follow the steps above and this is where you end up: a wildebeest, drawn by you.
Every step in one picture
