Free course: How to draw a character

How to draw a seal

A smooth body on a rock and a ball on its nose. Watch the video, follow along on paper, then print the practice sheet and draw it again.

Ages 6–13Paper + pencilAbout 10 minutes

Watch it first

The whole seal in 20 seconds

Press playEvery stroke, in the order you draw it

Draw it step by step

Six steps to a seal

New lines are purple. Lines you already drew turn light.

1

Start with the body

Draw one long, fat bullet lying down, with a round head and a dog-like nose at the front and a thin tail end.

2

A rock to lie on

Draw a rock under the tummy, then a wavy line of water on each side.

3

Give it a face

One dot eye, a round nose at the very tip, and a little smile under it.

4

Add the flippers

A front flipper hanging over the rock, and two tail flippers at the back, like a little fan.

5

Whiskers and a crack

Three long whiskers from the nose, and a zigzag crack in the rock.

6

Balance a ball

Draw a ball resting on the tip of the nose, with a stripe across it. Now this seal is yours.

Go further

Now draw a seal balancing something that is not a ball.

Practice on paper

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Ages 6–13.

How to draw a character

A free course: four short films and a quiz. Your kid ends with a character sheet they drew.

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