How to Draw a Cartoon Beaver step by step

How to Draw a Cartoon Beaver with this how-to video and step-by-step drawing instructions. Simple drawing for kids and beginners.

Please see the drawing tutorial in the video below

You can refer to the simple step-by-step drawing guide below

Step 1

Start sketching the cartoon beaver by drawing the animal’s face. First, use curved lines to create an inverted, irregular triangle – the beaver’s nose. Extend curved lines from each side of the nose to form the beaver’s cheeks. Place an oval eye on each cheek.

Step 2

Inside each eye, place an oval inside an oval. Shadows between them to indicate dark pupils. Draw a curved line above each eye to indicate the eyebrows. Below the nose, draw a curved, “W” shaped line to form the beaver’s upper lip. Then, extend an “L” shaped line below it to begin outlining the rectangular tooth.

Step 3

Use a series of straight lines to enclose the rectangle of the beaver’s remaining bucket tooth. Then, use curved lines to draw the beaver’s cheeks. Use “C” shaped lines, overlapping the cheeks to form the ears.

Step 4

Draw a smaller “C” shaped line inside each ear to outline them. Between the ears, draw a tuft of fur using a squiggly line. Connect it to the ear using curved lines. Then, draw the beaver’s shoulders and arms using a series of overlapping curved lines.

Step 5

Use a series of “U” shaped lines to enclose the character’s waving hand. Then, use overlapping curved lines to draw the remaining shoulder and arm.

Step 6

Enclose the body and upper legs using a series of long, overlapping curved lines. Use overlapping “U” shaped lines to enclose the remaining front leg.

Step 7

Draw the beaver’s webbed hind feet. Use “U” shaped lines for the toes and connect them using short lines.

Step 8

Complete the “U” shape of the toes of the other foot and connect the toes using short lines. Then, enclose the beaver’s large, paddle-shaped tail with a long, curved line.

Step 9

Texture the tail by drawing a curved diagonal line on it.

Step 10

Your simple cartoon beaver sketch is now complete. Color your cute character. Beavers are brown or gray in color. We used several shades of brown in our example – dark brown for the tail and limbs, brown for the fur, and tan for the belly and muzzle.