You can become a puppet wrangler - that's what muppet puppeteers are called - when you learn how to draw these famous muppets from both The Muppet Show and Sesame Street.
10 Easy Muppets Drawing Ideas
Fozzie Bear from the Muppet Show
Fozzie is a big teddy bear. He wears a brown old-school bowler hat and a big, floppy bow tie around his neck.
Kermit the Frog
Kermit is the most famous of the muppets. He has smooth green skin and a pointed frill around his neck. He often reclines in relaxing poses like the one in this picture.
Elmo from Sesame Street
Travel to Elmo's World with this cute, furry monster. You will use short lines that meet at jagged points to give him a furry appearance, and circles and ovals for his eyes and nose.
Animal from the Muppet Show
Animal is a rockstar known for his destructive nature - in this picture, he's busted a snare drum and broken a drumstick. Animal has long hair and wears a studded collar around his neck.
Oscar the Grouch from Sesame Street
Oscar's thick eyebrows communicate his grouchiness. He lives inside a metal trashcan and even wears the trashcan lid on his head.
Big Bird from Sesame Street
Big Bird may be the most famous face on Sesame Street. He is an eight-foot-tall canary, You will use curved lines to sketch his feathers, beak, and the rings around his legs.
Bert and Ernie from Sesame Street
Can you tell Bert and Ernie apart? Look at the shapes of their faces and the direction of the stripes on their shirts. Their spikey hair is very similar, but Ernie has more of it.
Cookie Monster from Sesame Street
Want cookie? Cookie Monster has some, but he may not share! You can learn how to draw the furry muppet monster and his favorite sweet snack.
Miss Piggy from the Muppet Show
Miss Piggy is glamorous with styled hair, fancy clothes, a pearl necklace, and makeup. Can you capture the dreamy look in her eye as you complete this sketch? Don't forget to draw her beloved "Kermie," listed above.
Gonzo from the Muppet Show
Gonzo is recognizable by his large, curved nose and the individual hairs that stick up on the top of his head. He is also wearing a collared shirt with a bow tie.
More About Drawing Muppets
Puppets have been around since ancient times. But the art of puppet-making reached new audiences in the 1950s with the creation of Jim Henson's famous Muppets. Everyone recognizes names like Miss Piggy, Kermit the Frog, Fozzie Bear, Gonzo, and Animal from The Muppet Show. But the Muppets weren't limited to that one venue.
Kermit also appeared on Sesame Street, along with other famous Muppets like Elmo, Big Bird, Bert, Ernie, and Cookie Monster.
You'll find all of these famous characters below. Many are furry or fuzzy. Others have smooth felt skin. One is covered with "U" shaped feathers. Simple steps will teach you how to draw each one in turn. What adventures will you take them on?
Did you know? Jim Henson's Creature Workshop also created muppets for other movies and shows. Some of the aliens in Star Wars, for example, were actually muppets!
All you will need is a pencil and a sheet of paper. You may also want to have your crayons or colored pencils handy, as the muppets come in bright and varied colors.
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