Cute Penguin Drawing Easy Step-by-step Guide for Kids
Learn how to make a cute and adorable penguin drawing in this easy step-by-step tutorial for kids!
Get to know our charming furry friends- penguins and let's learn how to draw them quickly just using some basic shapes.
Ready. Set. Draw!
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Penguins: The Birds that Swim
Penguins are one of the most beloved animals in the world! Here are some cool facts about them:
- Penguins may not fly across the blue sky, but they can swim underwater just like any other sea creatures.
- Instead of wings, these wonderful birds have flippers that can propel their long body at long distances through the vast sea just to find food – small shrimps, fishes, crabs and squids!
- Penguins are about as tall as a one-year-old child.
- Their sounds are cackle, hum, and hiss.
- Baby penguins are called chicks, and a mother penguin can usually bear two chicks at a time.
- Unlike the majestic white and black plumage that we commonly see in adult penguins, baby penguins are born completely covered in light gray, brown, or white plumage. These colors change as they grow for about one-year-old.
- There are 17 species of penguins. The pictures above are a few others that live in the southern ocean around Antarctica.
- A raft is a group of penguins in the water, but a waddle is a group of penguins on land! Rookery, colony, and huddle are other terms for a group of penguins.
- The ocean at the bottom of the world is home to many penguins. The Southern Ocean is another name for it. Still, most scientists consider it to be a part of both the Pacific and Atlantic Oceans.
April 25th is the World Penguin Day, an annual celebration of the northern migration of Adélie penguins, a species of penguin that is native to Antarctica. It is also a way to raise awareness of these amazing creatures.
Let's make our cute penguin drawing!
Penguins are amazing sea creatures, and they're easy and fun to draw using basic shapes!
Here's a simple step-by-step guide we've crafted, especially for young artists!
Check out the video tutorial below to see how to draw them, plus some other cute things to draw!
Materials
- Any type of paper
- 1 pencil
- 1 eraser
- Coloring materials (if you want to color your penguins)
Baby Penguin Drawing (Overview)
Instructions
Step 1. Draw these basic shapes: a circle, a square, a triangle, a rectangle, a straight line, and a curved line.
We will use these basic shapes to draw our beautiful little penguins.
Step 2. Let’s start with the body.
Let's use a rectangle for the body. On top of it, draw a circle for the head, then at the bottom, draw two triangles for the feet.
Step 3. Draw the beak.
For the beak, let's draw a curved triangle on the right side of the head.
Step 4. Draw the flippers.
Let's do a stretched out triangle-ish shape that curves on one of its corners for the flippers.
Step 5. Make the rectangular body rounded.
Draw curves on the corners of the rectangular body to make it rounded.
The rectangle we drew in Step 1 made it easier for us to change the shape. Continue the curved line at the back of the body to the top of the head.
Step 6. Add details to the head.
Draw a small circle near the middle of the head for the eye, then draw a line in the middle of the beak to show where it opens up.
Step 7. Draw the fur pattern all over the body.
Using small triangles, draw fur patterns all over your penguin's body.
You can color the baby penguin brown and gray.
Swimming Penguin Drawing (Overview)
Instructions
Step 1. Draw the body.
Similar to our step in drawing the penguin's body, you can use a rectangle before making the body rounder. But if you are confident enough in drawing an oval, you can do so.
Since our penguin is swimming, let's draw a horizontal rectangle that is slightly tilted. Then, draw a circle on one side for the head.
Step 2. Draw the beak.
Draw a curved triangle for the beak that is pointed to the direction it is swimming.
Step 3. Draw the flippers.
Penguins use their flippers in the water, similar to how other birds use their wings in the sky; they flap it.
To show movement on your flipper, draw a stretched out triangle-ish shape that is either up or down.
Step 4. Draw the feet.
Let’s use triangles for the feet.
Step 5. Draw the tail.
For the tail, draw a triangle-ish shape that overlaps the feet. Add small lines at the edge of the tail for texture.
Step 6. Connect the head to the body.
Draw small curved lines from the body to the head to connect the two.
Step 7. Erase the connecting lines and add details.
Great job! We finally have our baby and big swimming penguins. You can draw more of them to have a whole family of adorable penguins!
Tips for art-mazing success:
- Color your beautiful penguins! Baby penguins can either be gray or brown. Adult penguins are mostly black and white. You can always color them any way you want!
- Practice drawing other varieties of penguins.
- You can draw penguins in different backgrounds: underwater, on a beach, on ice, or even in your room!
Here are some of the awesome penguins created at the Creativity School by our young artists!
Artworks from Creativity School by Angelica S (top-left), Jayna A. (top-right), Mili S. (bottom-left), and Saanvi R. (bottom-right)
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