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Grab a pencil (NOT a pen!) and let’s draw an elephant! Here’s how.

Step 1: Begin by drawing a large oval for the elephant’s body and then add a smaller circle for the head.

Step 2: Now draw two long, curving lines, coming down from the head for the trunk. Join them at the end.

Step 3: Draw a tusk coming from the bottom of your elephant’s head, curving across the trunk. Add the tip of the other tusk to the left of the trunk.

Step 4: Erase the overlapping lines inside the trunk and tusk. Draw the ear.

Step 5: Erase the overlapping lines in the ear. Draw two sets of ovals for the legs, and add semicircles at the bottom for the feet.

Step 6: Erase the overlapping lines and smooth out where the different shapes join. Add the other two legs.

Step 7: Erase the overlapping lines in the second set of legs, and smooth out where the different shapes join. Now add a tail. Try to copy the shape shown here as closely as you can.

Step 8: Add lines for wrinkles on your elephant’s trunk, ear, knees and tummy. Give the ear a wiggly edge, add toenail shapes to the feet and give your elephant an eye and lower lip.

Get this drawing project and many more in “How to Draw Animals” by Michael Garton. (Michael O’Mara Books, $14.99 softcover. Ages 6 and up.)

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27 Comments on How to Draw an Elephant

PEMZY GOLD // July 31, 2025 at 1:57 pm // Reply
THAT WAS A GREAT DRAWING,I LOVE IT
Boi-smog // June 7, 2024 at 1:06 am // Reply
It was a new dimension for me i love to draw
Anonymous // October 30, 2023 at 11:14 am // Reply
hard hard
- PEMZY GOLD // July 31, 2025 at 1:59 pm // Reply
  WHY IS THE DRAWING HARD
Anonymous // June 13, 2023 at 1:40 pm // Reply
It is imposble
Freddy // March 16, 2023 at 5:10 am // Reply
Freda thought your elephant was awesome.
Animal lover // February 4, 2023 at 1:18 pm // Reply
I tried this and it was hard but fun and adds to my art skill!
Kenzzy // February 7, 2022 at 3:21 am // Reply
Wow I love it
Ladybug // July 23, 2021 at 6:29 am // Reply
I will be try it is very easy for kids 🤘
Prince // June 5, 2021 at 2:55 am // Reply
How can u draw an elephant ?
Ella // March 1, 2021 at 12:58 pm // Reply
Wow! Nice
Ric // November 16, 2020 at 2:48 pm // Reply
That was really hard,but fun.
- Fish // September 3, 2022 at 8:03 am // Reply
  Fun
Anonymous // November 8, 2020 at 8:03 pm // Reply
Great!!!
kaylee // October 12, 2020 at 2:26 pm // Reply
ThAt wAs haRd.
dad jokes 2121 // September 24, 2020 at 11:13 am // Reply
great job super fun
rahul // September 4, 2020 at 5:02 am // Reply
thanks
Layla bug // September 3, 2020 at 1:03 pm // Reply
You did better then me
sonu // July 15, 2020 at 11:30 am // Reply
i like your drawing
Anonymous // July 6, 2020 at 2:14 am // Reply
i will try my best
- Hi // January 2, 2021 at 4:16 pm // Reply
  That’s drawing looks really cool 😃
Anonymous // July 6, 2020 at 2:14 am // Reply
i will try my best
Anonymous // June 16, 2020 at 4:26 am // Reply
hard
Anonymous // June 2, 2020 at 7:26 am // Reply
good
sharkshark3333 // May 26, 2020 at 6:55 pm // Reply
BL-Bam is so FUN!
nkk art // May 16, 2020 at 5:57 am // Reply
Wow,That was super easy
miamister8888 // May 15, 2020 at 10:54 am // Reply
i love all of the details