How to Draw a Penguin: Easy Step-by-Step Drawing Tutorial for Kids
Penguins are adorable birds that love the cold snow and ice! In this easy tutorial, we are going to learn how to draw a round, chubby cartoon penguin with a cute heart-shaped belly.
This drawing uses very simple circles and curves, making it super fun for kids and beginners. Grab your black, white, and orange crayons and let’s get started! 🐧 If you love chilly-weather animals, our Seal tutorial is another cute one to try.
Materials You’ll Need
Step-by-Step Easy Penguin Tutorial
Start by drawing a perfect circle in the middle of your paper for the penguin’s head.
Underneath the head, draw a larger circle that connects to the head to create a chubby body shape.
Inside the head, draw a straight horizontal line. Then draw two dot eyes on the line, and a triangle pointing down for the beak!
Carefully erase the straight horizontal guideline running across the face, leaving just the eyes and beak.
Draw two curved flipper wings on the sides of the body, and two webbed feet with three toes at the bottom.
Inside the large body circle, draw a giant heart shape. This will be the penguin’s white belly!
Draw curved lines over the eyes connecting to the belly heart to create a mask pattern. Add cute hair tufts on top!
Start coloring your penguin! Use black or a cool icy blue. Color the beak and feet orange.
Add pink rosy cheeks under the eyes. Make sure the belly heart and the face mask stay completely white!
Heart Belly: The heart shape on the belly is the key to making this penguin look extra cute — make it nice and big!
Color Options: Try using dark blue instead of black for a unique icy penguin look!
Love drawing animals? Try these tutorials next!
🐘 How to Draw an Elephant
🐵 How to Draw a Monkey
🐻 How to Draw a Bear
🐸 How to Draw a Frog
Frequently Asked Questions
People Also Ask
Yes! This tutorial uses only circles and simple curves, making it perfect for kids ages 4 and up and total beginners.
This is a cute cartoon-style penguin inspired by emperor penguins with their distinctive black and white markings and adorable chubby shape.
Just paper, a pencil, an eraser, and crayons or markers in black, white, orange, and pink. A black marker for tracing makes the final drawing look extra clean.
