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How to Draw a Woolly Mammoth
Draw a woolly mammoth 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: the head.
Step 1: The head
Start below the middle. Draw a huge round head with fat cheeks, and stop, leaving a gap for the trunk.
Tip The head is almost half the whole mammoth.
Step 2: The trunk
From the gap, draw a small rainbow into the face, then hang a trunk that curls up at the tip.
Step 3: Eyes and smile
Draw a big round eye each side above the rainbow. Add a smile curve peeking out beside the trunk.
Step 4: Small round ears
Near the top of each side draw a small round ear like a cookie, starting and stopping on the head.
Tip Mammoth ears are small, to keep warm in the snow.
Step 5: Hair tuft
Start on top of the head. Draw 3 round hair tufts like a cloud, stopping back on the head.
Step 6: Tusks and wrinkles
Under the chin draw 2 fat tusks curving down, out and up to a point. Add 3 trunk wrinkles.
Step 7: Shaggy body
Start under each cheek. Draw a C with 3 fur bumps, stopping low on each side. Add a ground line.
Step 8: Fat legs and tummy
From each body line draw a fat leg down to a wide round foot and back up. Add a tummy.
Step 9: Toenails and back feet
Draw 3 toenail bumps on each foot. Behind each front foot draw a low bun peeking out.
Step 10: The tail
Start on the right of the body. Draw a thick tail swinging out and down, ending in a round tuft.
Step 11: Pink and cream
Colour the inside of each ear pink, with a little pink on each cheek. Colour the tusks and toenails cream.
Step 12: Colour it brown
Colour the whole mammoth brown, around the pink and cream parts. Leave the eyes white.
Your finished drawing
Follow the steps above and this is where you end up: a woolly mammoth, drawn by you.
Every step in one picture
