How to Draw a Tarsier

Learn how to draw a great looking Tarsier with easy, step-by-step drawing instructions, and video tutorial.

By following the simple steps, you too can easily draw a perfect Tarsier.

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Step-by-Step Instructions for Drawing a Tarsier

How to Draw a Great Looking Tarsier for Kids and Beginners - Step 1

Tarsier step-by-step drawing tutorial: step 1

1. Begin the cartoon tarsier outline by drawing its huge eyes. Use two lines for each nearly circular shape, noting how the lines don't quite meet in the corners.

Shade a small, round pupil in the center of each eye. Then, use curved lines to draw the sides of the nose, the nostrils, and the mouth.

Easy Tarsier Drawing - Step 2

Tarsier step-by-step drawing tutorial: step 2

2. Next, use overlapping curved lines to draw the ears, and a series of lines that meet at jagged points for the furry sides of the face. Contour around the eyes with curved lines.

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Easy Tarsier Drawing - Step 3

Tarsier step-by-step drawing tutorial: step 3

3. Use a series of connected, curved lines that meet at jagged points for the top of the head and the neck. Draw the animal's back using a long curved line, and contour the forehead with shorter lines.

Easy Tarsier Drawing - Step 4

Tarsier step-by-step drawing tutorial: step 4

4. Draw the arm, using long lines for the sides, connected by a zig-zag line at the wrist.

Use long curved lines that double back on themselves to create the fingers, noting the round fingertips and sharply angled joints.

Easy Tarsier Drawing - Step 5

Tarsier step-by-step drawing tutorial: step 5

5. Complete the hand, drawing two more fingers. Contour the knuckles and fingertips with curved lines. Then, draw the rear leg, using a series of long and short lines that meet at jagged points.

Easy Tarsier Drawing - Step 6

Tarsier step-by-step drawing tutorial: step 6

6. Use curved lines that meet at jagged points to trace the furry bottom of the leg.

Then, draw the foot. Use a long, curved line for the bottom of the foot and for each of the toes. Like the fingers, the toes have bulbous tips and knuckles.

Easy Tarsier Drawing - Step 7

Tarsier step-by-step drawing tutorial: step 7

7. Finish the foot by drawing two more toes. Draw "U" shaped lines at the tips of the first two toes, and teardrop-shaped claws on the last two.

Then, draw a tree branch for the primate to cling to using long, curved lines.

Add More Details to Your Tarsier Picture - Step 8

Tarsier step-by-step drawing tutorial: step 8

8. Complete the tree branch, including a "V" shaped cleft.

Then draw the tarsier's tail. Use jagged lines for the furry base of the tail, and long, curved parallel lines for its length. Draw more jagged lines near the furry tail tip.

Complete the Outline of Your Tarsier Drawing - Step 9

Tarsier step-by-step drawing tutorial: step 9

9. Complete the tip of the tail with jagged lines. Use short lines to texture the brush at the tip of the tail, the fur of the tarsier's body, and the bark of the tree.

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Tarsier step-by-step drawing tutorial: step 11

Your cartoon tarsier outline is now complete. Color your drawing. Tarsiers have light brown fur and huge orange eyes.

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Learn More About The Tarsier Drawing

With their huge eyes and long fingers, tarsiers are bizarre-looking animals.

You can get to know this creature and add it to your sketchbook when you follow along with this easy, step-by-step tarsier drawing guide.

Tarsiers are small primates that move by leaping, but they are not monkeys. They're also not lemurs. You can compare all three when you check out this monkey drawing and this ring-tailed lemur drawing.

Scroll down for a downloadable PDF of this tutorial.

Did you know? Tarsiers are named for another weird feature - they have a very long ankle or tarsal bone. Can you see the elongated shape of the foot?

How big should you make your tarsier drawing? The real animals are only 3.5 to 6 inches long, excluding the tail. You can make them life-sized on almost any sheet of paper.

For more easy and fun guides, see the How to Draw an Ocelot or Aardvark Drawing tutorials.

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