Cartoon Critters, ages 8 to 12
How to draw Cartoon Fox
A sitting red fox with a tail nearly as big as its body. Build it from a circle and a pear in light pencil, ink one clean outline, erase the pencil, then colour it with a shadow on the side away from the light.
No account needed to try it.
- Level
- Easy
- Time
- 20 minutes
- Steps
- 7
- Ages
- 8 to 12
How to draw Cartoon Fox
What you need
- Paper Plain printer paper is perfect.
- Pencil (HB) For light first shapes you can erase.
- Black fineliner 0.5 mm, or any black pen.
- Eraser A soft white eraser.
- Coloured pencils Any set; sharpen them first.
Step by step
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01Big shapes
Light shapes first
With a light pencil, draw a circle for the head, a pear for the body and a curve for the tail.
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02Construction
Ears, face lines and legs
Add two big triangle ears, a line across the head for the eyes, and two columns for the front legs.
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03Details
Ink the outline
Trace your best pencil lines with the fineliner: the fluffy head, ears, body, legs and the big tail.
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04Details
Face and fur details
Add shiny eyes on the eye line, a black nose, a little mouth, the white muzzle and the chest fluff.
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05Details
Erase the pencil
Wait a minute for the ink to dry, then gently erase all the pencil lines.
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06Colour
Colour the fur
Colour the fur orange. Leave the muzzle, chest and tail tip white, and give the legs dark socks.
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07Finishing touches
Shadow on one side
The light comes from the top left, so add red-orange shadow under the head, down the right side and inside the tail.
Ages 8 to 12
