how to draw a jaguar

How to Draw a Jaguar for Kids

July 18, 2021

Learn how to draw a jaguar for kids step by step with this elementary drawing tutorial for schoolers and preschoolers.

Hello everybody! On our site, there are many lessons on how to draw a predatory animal, for example, a lion or a tiger, but there was no such spotted animal as a jaguar. That is why in this lesson we decided to prepare a simple instruction on how to draw a jaguar for kids. Jaguars resemble leopards in appearance but are much larger in size. Body length up to 185 cm, weight up to 120 kg.

Now let's try to draw a beautiful jaguar. The drawing lesson consists of 9 simple and detailed steps. To make the drawing of a predatory cat beautiful, you need to carefully look at the guide's picture, and then repeat it yourself. The jaguar is a very graceful animal and therefore the design of the jaguar should primarily convey the grace of its body. Let's start!

Time needed:30 minutes.

How to Draw a Jaguar for Kids

Draw the head.
First, you need to draw the main outline of the head.
Add ears and muzzle.
Next, draw the ears of a round shape on the head, and also start drawing the muzzle.
Detail the head.
The next step is to start drawing the eyes in the form of a semicircle, which is connected at the bottom with a straight line, and draw black pupils inside the eyes. Draw eyebrows in a straight line above the eyes. Next, on the face, draw a nose in the shape of a triangle and add some whiskers.
Draw the body.
The body of the jaguar has an unusual shape, so be guided by the instructions in the drawing process.
Start drawing the legs.
First, sketch out one front and one back leg. Please note that the hind leg is more voluminous
Add the rest of the legs.
Draw two more legs in the same way.
Draw a tail.
The next step is to draw a tail in the shape of a wavy shape.
Add spots.
On the entire surface of the body and tail, draw spots of different shapes and sizes, which will later be painted over in different colors.
Color your drawing.

We hope that this was a useful and informative lesson for you. Be sure to show your new drawing to friends and family. We also recommend that you familiarize yourself with other drawing lessons for kids.