How to Draw a Groundhog

1. Begin by drawing the woodchuck's face. Use a long curved line for the front of the face. Draw "V" shaped lines to indicate tufts of fur on top of the head. At the bottom, draw a shorter curved line to outline the mouth. Use curved lines to contour the side of the mouth, the division of the lip, and the rounded, inverted triangle shape of the nose.

2. Use curved lines to outline the ears and to contour the inside of them. Draw an oval to indicate the eye, and shade a partial oval within it to form the pupil. Draw a curved line above the eye to form the eyebrow.

3. Enclose a curved rectangle below the mouth to form the protruding teeth. Draw a line down the center to divide the two teeth. Then, draw a series of curved lines to sketch the furry lower jaw.

4. Use long, overlapping curved lines to outline the back and front of the animal.

5. Sketch the arm or foreleg. Use a long curved line for the top of the arm, and overlapping curved lines for the fingers or toes. Draw a series of curved lines that meet at jagged points to form the furry back of the arm. Draw short lines where the arm attaches to the body.

6. Use a series of overlapping and jagged curved lines to sketch the remaining arm. Use a series of curved lines that meet at jagged points to draw a tuft of fur on the chest.

7. Draw a series of overlapping curved lines of different lengths at the base of the animal's torso. This indicates the dirt surrounding the hole he hides in.

8. Draw more curved lines, indicating more dirt. Extend pairs of curved lines that meet at points, forming blades of grass.

9. Contour the dirt with "C" shaped lines and small pebble-like ovals. Draw more grass on the opposite side.

Color your cartoon groundhog. They are typically light brown in color. Sometimes, groundhogs are solid black or white.