How to Draw a Skunk with this how-to video and step-by-step drawing instructions. Easy animals to draw for beginners and kids.
Please see the drawing tutorial in the video below
You can refer to the simple step-by-step drawing guide below
Step 1
Draw basic shapes
Start simple – just draw two ovals or egg shapes. These will form the basis for our lesson on how to draw a cartoon skunk.
Step 2
More features first!
In keeping with an animal that has something to do with its sense of smell, we’ll start by drawing the nose. Using the top oval as a base, draw the head of our smelly friend and then add the nose almost halfway down. Connect the two ovals together using some curved lines and voila – our cartoon skunk is starting to take shape!
Step 3
Add tails and other details
Aside from the ‘unique’ flavor in the perfume, our skunk’s most distinguishing feature is its large, bushy tail. Draw a large paddle shape as in our illustration.
For the next step in how to draw a cartoon skunk, let’s make the top of the head quite jagged, turning our character into an evil skunk! At this stage, we can also draw the special mark at the top of the head – just draw two curved lines meeting the nose.
Add some ears by drawing two upside down ‘V’ shapes on each side of the head, then smile at our skunk by drawing a curved line or arc just below the nose. Skunks are always smiling – perhaps because they know they are safe from most predators because of their stench! Finally, sketch the top of the leg by drawing two curved lines at the torso.
Step 4
It’s time to upgrade our Skunk!
Learning how to draw a cartoon skunk is just about adding those distinguishing features (besides the smell!) So let’s do it by drawing the skunk’s distinctive stripes on the tail. Remember to draw nice, jagged lines to represent the fur.
Next, draw two angled lines for the eyebrows – our skunk is a mischievous creature, so we need to give it a slightly mischievous look. Below, draw two small circles for eyes – skunks have poor eyesight and cannot see further than three meters, so they also have excellent hearing and smell!
Next, let’s add an arm – sketch it as a ‘V’ shape on the left side of the body and draw three ‘fingers’ on the hand. Now let’s add another distinctive white stripe on the chest and the ends of the legs that we started with earlier – skunks have strong legs for digging and have lived throughout the US, Indonesia and the Philippines.
Step 5
The smell of success is not so sweet!
Our furry friend may not smell very good but he sure looks great! Now all we need to do is add a few finishing touches before adding some color to our punk skunk!
Draw the other arm in a similar fashion to the left and make it look as if our skunk is clasping its hands together while they come up with a more mischievous plan.
Step 6
Get those colors ready and let’s get started!
First, draw the outline black and then choose a dark gray color for the body. Fill the nose with black and then use an even lighter gray for the striped areas. There our punk skunk is ready to rock! You can stop holding your nose now and reveal the newest addition to your catalog of awesome cartoon characters to your friends and family!
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