In this free art lesson, you'll learn how to draw a cartoon Cow.

 

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To draw this cartoon Cow step by step, follow along with the video tutorial below and pause the video after each step to draw at your own pace. You may find it easier to follow the step-by-step drawings below the video. The new lines in each step are shown in red, so you'll know exactly what to draw next. You may want to open the video in a new tab and use both drawing methods. Take your time and draw at your own pace.

 

Written step-by-step video tutorial:

 

For the first few steps, don't press down too hard with your pencil. Use light, smooth strokes to begin.

 

 

Step 1: Lightly sketch two small ovals for the cartoon cow's eyes. Sketch lightly at first so that it's easy to erase if you make a mistake. When you get the shapes of the eyes right, darken the lines. Inside each eye, draw two tiny circles to represent glare. Shade the insides of the eyes using a dark value but don't overlap the tiny glare circles.

 

Step 2: Draw a line that starts to the right of the eyes and curves to the top, left side for the cow's head. Notice how high above the eyes the top of the head is. Don't forget to sketch lightly at first and only darken the line when you get the shape right.

 

 

Step 3: To the right of the eyes, draw a short, curved line for the cheek. Continue to draw the line below the eyes to create the bottom of the cow's head. Curve the line upward so that it almost meets the top to finish the shape of the cartoon cow's head.

 

Step 4: Inside the head, below the eyes, draw a long, curved line for the cow's muzzle. The line should be pretty wide. Inside the shape, draw two tiny circles for the nostrils.

 

 

Step 5: Draw a small triangular shape on the top, left side of the head for the first horn. Draw a similar shape on the top, right side of the head for the cow's other horn.

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Step 6: Below the horn on the left, draw a small, curved line for the first ear. Draw the other ear on the right the same way but make the shape a bit smaller.

 

Step 7: Draw a long line that starts to the left of the head for the back of the cow's body. Draw the line to the left of the head, and then curve it downward. Below the head, draw a line that curves down and to the left for the chest.

 

 

Step 8: To the left of the chest, draw the first front leg using a couple of short, vertical lines. Close off the shape at the bottom and add a T-shaped line for the cow's hoof.

 

Step 9: To the right, draw the cartoon cow's other front leg the same way.

 

 

Step 10: On the left side, extend the line for the body downward to create the first hind leg. Add the other side of the leg using a vertical line. Draw the cow's hoof at the bottom using a T-shaped line.

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Step 11: Draw a line between the legs for the bottom of the body. Add a shorter, curved line to the left for the cow's udder. Draw four small, U-shaped lines along the edge of the udder for the teats.

 

Step 12: Below the udder, draw the small, visible section of the cow's other hind foot.

 

 

Step 13: To the left of the body, draw the cow's tail using a couple of sloping lines. At the bottom, used curved lines for the hair.

 

Step 14: Using a pen or marker, carefully go over the lines to make your cartoon cow drawing permanent. After inking, get rid of every pencil mark with an eraser.

 

 

Final Step: Color your cartoon cow drawing using color pencils, markers or crayons! Use light brown for the horns. Use pink for the cow's udder and the muzzle. Use black to color the tip of the tail and the hooves. For the spots, create different shapes all over the body and fill them in with black. Draw as many spots as you'd like and make them as big or as small as you'd like. Optional: Add a bit of light blue to the cow's body for shadows. Don't forget to pause the video to draw at your own pace.

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