Free animal drawing tutorials

Drawing animals can be a fun and rewarding experience. Discover tips and techniques for capturing the beauty and complexity of the animal kingdom through drawing.

All Animals content:

  1. How to Create an Illustration of a Starling on a Branch in Adobe Illustrator

    How to Create an Illustration of a Starling on a Branch in Adobe Illustrator

    Tutorial Beginner

    Learn how to create an apple blossom branch with a starling sitting on it. It's a nice spring-related romantic illustration, and it will be made completely...

  2. How to Draw a Puppy

    How to Draw a Puppy

    Tutorial Beginner

    Is there anything cuter in this world than a puppy? Learn how to draw one step by step, from the basic "skeleton" of the drawing to the proportions of the...

  3. How to Create a Surreal Giraffe Photo Manipulation With Adobe Photoshop

    How to Create a Surreal Giraffe Photo Manipulation With Adobe Photoshop

    Tutorial Intermediate

    Learn how to use Adobe Photoshop to create a surreal giraffe using a variety of photo manipulation techniques. First we'll build the base scene using meadow...

  4. How to Create an Easter Basket Illustration in Adobe Illustrator

    How to Create an Easter Basket Illustration in Adobe Illustrator

    Tutorial Beginner

    Learn how to create an Easter basket illustration using basic shapes in Adobe Illustrator.

  5. How to Create a Geometric Flamingo Bird in Adobe Illustrator

    How to Create a Geometric Flamingo Bird in Adobe Illustrator

    Tutorial Beginner

    Learn how to create a simple geometric bird illustration, which we will bring to life using some hand-drawn shapes in Adobe Illustrator. As always, we're...

  6. How to Draw a Turtle

    How to Draw a Turtle

    Tutorial Beginner

    In this tutorial, we’ll draw a turtle with graphite pencils. The richness of natural textures is waiting for you!

  7. How to Draw a Tiger

    How to Draw a Tiger

    Tutorial Beginner

    In this tutorial I will show you how to draw a tiger step by step—from the "skeleton" and muscles to the fur, details, and stripes.

  8. How to Create a Fantasy Wolf Rider Photo Manipulation in Adobe Photoshop

    How to Create a Fantasy Wolf Rider Photo Manipulation in Adobe Photoshop

    Tutorial Intermediate

    In this tutorial you'll learn how to place a rider on the back of any animal—even those who are not meant to be ridden in our world!

  9. How to Draw a Rabbit Step by Step

    How to Draw a Rabbit Step by Step

    Tutorial Beginner

    In this short tutorial, we’ll draw a cute bunny from scratch. To be precise, we’ll observe several parts of a rabbit's body that often cause questions: the...

  10. How to Draw Furries, aka Anthropomorphic Characters

    How to Draw Furries, aka Anthropomorphic Characters

    Tutorial Beginner

    What would a lion look like, if he were a human? If you find such a question inspiring, you should try drawing anthros—humanized animals and things. Though...

  11. How to Draw Animal Eyes

    How to Draw Animal Eyes

    Tutorial Beginner

    In this tutorial I will show you how to draw an eye of a lion, a horse, and a lizard, by starting with a structure and ending with shading.

  12. How to Draw a Goat Step by Step

    How to Draw a Goat Step by Step

    Tutorial Beginner

    Goats are incredibly cute, aren’t they? In this tutorial, we’ll learn to draw them step by step with graphite pencils.