This cartoon tiger is made from simple shapes: a round head with round ears and a pear shaped body, then bold stripes on top. Watch each step being drawn in pencil, then copy it on your own paper. It works for kids from about age 5 and for adult beginners too.
Copy the dark lines in each step. The grey lines are the parts you already drew.
Start in the upper part of your page, because the body goes below. Draw a round head. At the bottom left and bottom right, add a small pointy tuft of fur on each cheek. Press lightly so you can fix it later.
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On the top left and top right of the head, draw a round ear. Inside each ear, draw a smaller circle.
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In the upper half of the face, draw two round eyes with a gap between them. Color them dark and leave a tiny white dot for the shine.
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Across the lower face, draw a wide shape that dips in the middle, like a soft letter M. This is the white muzzle. In the dip, draw a small nose, then a short line and a little smile.
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Under the head, draw a body that is narrow at the top and wide at the bottom, like a pear. On the tummy, draw a long oval.
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Draw two front legs with round paws and a rounded back leg with a long foot on each side. Add a long tail curving up on the right. Finish with black stripes: three on the forehead, two on each cheek, two on each side of the body and one on the tail tip.
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Color the head, ears, body, legs and tail orange. Leave the muzzle, inner ears, tummy and paws white. Color the stripes black and the nose pink. Keep the eyes dark.
▶ Watch this stepKeep your first lines soft, then press harder once you like the shape.
Draw the stripes after everything else so they sit on top of the fur.
Tiger stripes look best when they are thick at one end and pointy at the other.
Draw a stripe on the left, then the matching stripe on the right.
Trace your drawing with a darker pencil or a black pen so it stands out after coloring.
Leave the fur white and use grey or black stripes for a white tiger.
Colour your cartoon tiger in, or keep practising with more ideas to copy.
Yes. Most children from about age 5 can follow it. For younger kids, draw fewer stripes.
Draw thin pointy shapes that are thick at the edge of the body and get thinner towards the middle. Color them black.
Orange, black and pink. The white parts can stay the color of the paper.
Yes. Make the head bigger, the body smaller and the eyes a little larger.
Yes. Right click or long press any step picture to save it, then print it and keep it next to you while you draw.
