How to Draw a Cartoon Beaver
Learn how to draw a cartoon beaver easy enough for beginners, start a sketch with this tutorial. Step by step cute beaver drawing.


In this step by step drawing tutorial you will learn how to draw a cartoon beaver. Beavers are rodents that belong to mammals, and the most interesting thing is that beavers are animals that can live both in water and on land. Beavers are very hardworking animals that lead a very interesting lifestyle. Typical habitats for beavers are forest rivers, lakes and slow streams. For beavers, it is important that in their habitat there are deciduous trees, as well as vegetation with grass, because for beavers these plants are food. Beavers have unusual tails that resemble a paddle in shape. For the beaver, the tail is the rudder with which these animals swim and maneuver in the water. And the most interesting thing is that beavers are excellent builders! Beavers build magnificent dams from twigs, brushwood, trees, and even stones. Let’s now move on to drawing this funny animal! Enjoy drawing and follow the steps!
Time needed: 35 minutes.
How to Draw a Cartoon Beaver
- Basic circle.
Start by drawing a circle, which is the basic guiding shape of the beaver’s head.
- Add ears.
Now draw the beaver’s semicircular ears above the circle.
- Draw the eyes.
Draw the shapes of the beaver’s eyes as shown in the example.
- Add pupils.
Add cartoon beaver eyes, which are drawn with white circles inside the pupil. This white circle is the reflection of light in the eyes.
- Draw the nose.
Draw a large beaver nose between the beaver’s eyes.
- Shape the beaver’s face.
Now start shaping the beaver’s face by adding curved cheek lines on the sides, and draw the beaver’s muzzle under the nose.
- Draw beaver teeth.
Draw the beaver’s teeth as shown in the example.
- Shape the body.
Now shape the beaver’s body as shown.
- Draw the arms.
Add the beaver’s arms to the drawing.
- Add legs.
Using curved lines, draw the legs of the beaver.
- Add beaver feet.
Now sketch out the beaver feet, with the help of which the beavers move in the water.
- Draw the tail.
Draw a large beaver tail in the same way as shown in the example.
- Inking.
Finally, before the beaver art coloring process, trace the contours of your cartoon beaver sketch with an ink pen or black marker. If there are no such supplies nearby, then do it with a small brush and black paint.
- Color your cartoon beaver.
The sketching process is almost complete, you just have to color your artwork and the cartoon illustration will be complete!