How to Draw a Cartoon Squirrel

Begin by drawing an oval to outline the squirrel's head.

Beneath the oval, outline the jaw using a series of curved lines. Allow the lines to meet in jagged points, forming the appearance of fur.

Connect the jaw to the oval using a short, curved line. Outline the top of the jaw using a rounded "M" shaped line.

Erase the guide lines from the face.

Outline the squirrel's body using a long, curved line. Continue with a series of connected, jagged curved lines at the bottom.

Extend a short, curved line from the head to form the neck. Continue with a long, curved line to form the arm. Draw a series of curved lines parallel to this line, forming the opposite side of the arm.

Use a series of curved lines, connected at jagged points, to nearly enclose a circular shape at the bottom of the figure. This forms the squirrel's hip. Draw a curved line for the back, connecting the arm to the hip.

Draw a curved line to indicate the hip on the opposite side, allowing for a little jagged fur at the bottom.

Draw a tuft of hair on top of the head using a series of long and short curved lines, allowing the lines to connect in sharp points.

Draw the ears by extending a set of curved lines on each side of the hair. Allow the lines to meet in rounded points.

Erase the guide lines from the ears and hair.

Draw a teardrop shape to form each eye. Within the eye, draw a circle. Then, draw a curved line across the bottom of the circle, and two smaller circles near the top. Shade between the small circles and the line. Draw a few short, curved lines at the top of each eye to form eyelashes.

Draw an upside down, rounded, slightly irregular triangle to form the nose. Draw a wide, rounded "W" shaped line to form the top of the mouth. Enclose an irregular shape beneath the peak of the "W", and draw a line down the middle of the shape. This forms the squirrel's large teeth. Draw a "U" shaped line to complete the mouth, and use two curved lines to indicate the tongue.

Give the squirrel an acorn. Draw a curved, rounded, narrow rectangle to form the acorn cap. Enclose a narrow cylindrical shape above the cap to form the stem. Indicate the far arm using a curved line. Draw the squirrel's hand, using narrow "U" shaped lines to form the fingers. Finally, outline the shape of the acorn itself using two curved lines.

Erase the guide lines from the acorn.

Draw a curved line above each eye to indicate the eyebrows. Enclose each foot using a series of curved lines, allowing the lines to overlap and form the toes.

Begin the squirrel's bushy tail by drawing a curved line from the hip to the face, and another extending from the side of the head.

Draw a series of curved lines to enclose the tail, some meeting in jagged points. Note how the lines at the top of the tail overlap, forming a cleft.

Detail each ear using two curved lines. Extend curved lines from the face to the arm, the arm to the hip, and the hip to the tip of the tail.

Color your cartoon squirrel.

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