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How to Draw an Elephant

Grab a pencil (NOT a pen!) and let’s draw an elephant! Here’s how.

Step 1: Begin by drawing a large oval for the elephant’s body and then add a smaller circle for the head.

Step 2: Now draw two long, curving lines, coming down from the head for the trunk. Join them at the end.

Step 3: Draw a tusk coming from the bottom of your elephant’s head, curving across the trunk. Add the tip of the other tusk to the left of the trunk.

Step 4: Erase the overlapping lines inside the trunk and tusk. Draw the ear.

Step 5: Erase the overlapping lines in the ear. Draw two sets of ovals for the legs, and add semicircles at the bottom for the feet.

Step 6: Erase the overlapping lines and smooth out where the different shapes join. Add the other two legs.

Step 7: Erase the overlapping lines in the second set of legs, and smooth out where the different shapes join. Now add a tail. Try to copy the shape shown here as closely as you can.

Step 8: Add lines for wrinkles on your elephant’s trunk, ear, knees and tummy. Give the ear a wiggly edge, add toenail shapes to the feet and give your elephant an eye and lower lip.

Get this drawing project and many more in “How to Draw Animals” by Michael Garton. (Michael O’Mara Books, $14.99 softcover. Ages 6 and up.)

13 Comments on How to Draw an Elephant

  1. Mine looks awful my legs look like jelly

  2. Very good keep it up

  3. Its ya boi elpephanto // January 6, 2019 at 1:41 pm // Reply

    This was great! My elephant turned out awesome!!!

  4. Nice

  5. Needs more shading but, great other wise.

  6. This is good

  7. This is good

  8. Dobasky //this so wonderful i try drawing it and i succeeded with the following diagram

  9. Fluff muffin // October 26, 2018 at 5:01 pm // Reply

    I LOVE to draw elephants, but unfortunately, there are no images provided, which would make this much more helpful.

  10. Fluff muffin // October 26, 2018 at 4:53 pm // Reply

    I LOVE elephants, but there are no images, so images could make this a little more helpful.

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