There’s nothing like being on a farm! Even with all of the animal noises, there is just something awesome about being close to nature and taking care of farm animals. Here are step-by-step directions for drawing a few of those creatures including a cow, a chicken, a sheep, and a goat.
How to Draw a Cow
Step 1
Draw two small ovals for the cartoon cow’s eyes. Inside each eye, draw two tiny ovals to represent glare. Color in the insides of the eyes using black but don’t overlap the tiny glare circles.
Step 2
Draw a line that starts to the right of the eyes and curves to the top, left side for the cow’s head. The top of the head is high above the eyes.
Step 3
Draw a short, curved line to the right of the eyes for the cheek. Continue the line below the eyes to create the bottom of the cow’s head. Curve the line upward so that it almost meets the top to finish the shape of the head.
Step 4
Inside the head and below the eyes, draw a long, curved line for the cow’s muzzle. The line should be pretty wide. Inside the shape, draw two tiny circles for the nostrils.
Step 5
Draw two small triangular shapes on the top, left and right sides of the head for the horns.
Step 6
Draw a small, curved line for the first ear below the horn on the left. Draw the other ear on the right the same way but make the shape a bit smaller.
Step 7
Draw a long line to the left of the head for the back of the cow’s body. Curve the line downward. Below the head, draw a line that curves down and to the left for the chest.
Step 8
To the left of the chest, draw the first front leg using a couple of short, vertical lines. Close off the shape at the bottom and add a T-shaped line for the cow’s hoof.
Step 9
To the right, draw the cow’s other front leg the same way.
Step 10
On the left side, extend the line for the body downward to create the first hind leg. Add the other side of the leg using a vertical line. Draw the cow’s hoof at the bottom using a T-shaped line.
Step 11
Draw a line between the legs for the bottom of the body. Add a shorter, curved line to the left for the cow’s udder. Draw four small, U-shaped lines along the edge of the udder for the teats.
Step 12
Below the udder, draw the small, visible section of the cow’s other hind foot.
Step 13
To the left of the body, draw the cow’s tail using a couple of sloping lines. At the bottom, used curved lines for the tail hair.
Final Step
Color your cartoon cow drawing. Use yellow for the horns. Use pink for the cow’s udder and muzzle. Use black to color the tip of the tail or tail hair and the hooves. Create different shapes all over the body and fill them in with black for the spots. Draw as many spots as you’d like and make them as big or as small as you’d like. Cows are all unique.
How to Draw a Chicken
Step 1
Draw two small ovals for the chicken’s eyes. Inside each eye, draw two tiny ovals to represent glare. Shade the insides of the eyes using black. Be sure you don’t overlap the tiny glare ovals.
Step 2
Under the eyes, close to the left side, draw a small, sideways triangular shape for the chicken’s beak. The left side of the beak should be similar to a less-than sign (<). Close off the right side with a short, curved line.
Step 3
To the left of the chicken’s eyes, draw a curved line for the side of the head. The top part of the line should be very close to the eye. The bottom part should curve to the right to create the chicken’s cheek.
Step 4
At the top of the chicken’s head, draw a big, curved line for the first part of the crest. This curved line should look like a tilted letter C.
Step 5
Draw a small, curved line to the right for the middle part of the chicken’s crest. To the right side of that, draw a slightly smaller curved line for the right side of the crest.
Step 6
Connect one side of the chicken’s crest to the other using a curved line for the base of the crest at the bottom.
Step 7
Below the right side of the crest, draw a long, curved line for the back of your chick’s head. The bottom end of this line should almost touch the line for the cheek on the left.
Step 8
On the bottom right side of the head, draw the chicken’s wing using a couple of curved lines. The two curved lines should meet to form a tip that points to the lower, right side.
Step 9
Below the head, draw a long, curved line for the chicken’s body. The line should start under the head on the left side. Curve the line to the bottom right and end at the tip of the wing. The body should be a bit smaller than the head.
Step 10
Below the wing, draw two short, angled lines for the tail. Don’t draw the chicken’s tail too big. It should just be a small shape with a couple of spiky tips at the top.
Step 11
Under the chicken’s body, close to the left side, draw a small, curved line for the top part of the leg. Below the curved line, draw a series of short lines for the foot and toes.
Step 12
To the right, draw the chicken’s other foot the same way. Start with a short, curved line under the body. Then add the lines at the bottom for the feet. There should be three toes pointing forward and one pointing back.
Final Step
Color your cartoon chicken drawing. I used red for the crest, yellow for the beak, and beige for the body. You can also leave the body white if you want.
How to Draw a Sheep
Step 1
Draw two small ovals for the sheep’s eyes. Inside each eye, draw two tiny ovals to represent glare. Color in the sheep’s eyes using a black. Don’t overlap the tiny glare ovals as you color the eyes.
Step 2
Below the cartoon sheep’s eyes, on the left side, draw a small, Y-shaped line for the nose.
Step 3
To the left of the eyes, draw a curved, vertical line for the side of the sheep’s face. Make the bottom half of this line bulge out to create the cheek. At the bottom, extend the line toward the right for the bottom part of the head.
Step 4
High above the eyes, draw a series of short, curved lines for the edge of the wool on the sheep’s head. These lines should extend farther to the right than the bottom of the head.
Step 5
Draw the top of the head using more of the small, curved lines that represent fluffy wool. Draw the lines going up, gradually curving to the right to create an overall domed shape. The curved lines should almost come together on the right side.
Step 6
Below the edge of the wool, on the left and right, draw small, curved shapes for the sheep’s ears. These shapes should be similar to curved letter V’s.
Step 7
On the right side of the head, draw wavy lines for more wool around the sheep’s face. Curve the lines for the wool toward the left so that they end under the head. Add some wavy lines under the chin for chin fluff.
Step 8
To the right of the head, draw more short, curved lines for the top part of the wool on the sheep’s body. Gradually curve the small lines downward to create the back portion of the wool on the body. The farther down you draw, the taller the sheep’s body will be.
Step 9
Under the head, on the left side, draw more short, curved lines for the wool on the front of the body. Curve the lines to the right to close off the shape and finish the sheep’s fluffy body.
Step 10
Under the body, on the left side, draw four angled lines for the front feet. The lines for the legs and feet should be similar to a tall letter W to look like hooves.
Step 11
Under the body, on the right side, draw four more angled lines for the hind legs. Draw the sheep’s legs similar to the letter W and don’t make them too long. On the top, right side of the body, draw a half circle that’s made up of small, curved lines for the sheep’s tail.
Final Step
Color your sheep drawing. I used light beige for the face, ears, and legs, black for the hooves and eyes, and white for the wool.
How to Draw a Goat
Step 1
Draw two small ovals for the goat’s eyes. Inside each eye, draw two tiny ovals to represent glare. Color the insides of the eyes using black, but don’t overlap the tiny glare circles.
Step 2
To the left of the eyes, draw a curved line similar to the letter C for the cheek. The line should end below the right eye to create the bottom of the goat’s head.
Step 3
Draw a small, Y-shaped line for the goat’s nose slightly lower and in between the eyes. Under the head, draw an angled line that has a shape similar to a slanted letter W for the goatee.
Step 4
To the left of the eyes, draw a line that curves up and to the left for the front of the goat’s head. At the top of the head, draw three jagged lines for hair.
Step 5
To the right of the hair, draw a curved triangular shape as a guide for the goat’s first horn. The top tip of the horn should curve slightly to the right.
Step 6
On the top, left side of the head, draw another horn.
Step 7
On the left side of the head, draw a sideways, curved triangle with a line through the middle for the goat’s ear.
Step 8
To the right of the head, draw the goat’s other ear using another sideways, curved triangle with a line through the middle.
Step 9
Below the right ear, draw a curved line that meets the chin line to complete the shape of the goat’s head. Inside each horn, draw two curved lines for some ridges.
Step 10
Below the head, draw a long, horizontal oval for the goat’s body. Connect this oval to the right side and under the head.
Step 11
Erase a small area of the body oval on the lower, left side. Draw two vertical lines for the first front leg. At the bottom, close off the leg with a horizontal line and a W-shaped line for the goat’s hoof.
Step 12
To the left, draw a similar shape for the goat’s other front leg.
Step 13
On the right side, draw the hind leg the same way. Don’t forget the W-shaped hoof at the bottom. Connect the legs using a horizontal line for the bottom of the goat’s body.
Step 14
To the left of the first hind leg, draw a similar shape for the other hind leg. On the top, right side of the body, draw a jagged, curvy, triangular shape for the goat’s tail.
Final Step
Color your goat. I used yellow for the horns, pink for the ears, brown for the hooves and grey for the body. Add patterns on the goatee and tip of the tail to resemble fur.
I hope you enjoy drawing these cute little farm animals.