Draw a cartoon cow step by step with our drawing lesson! Scroll below to learn how to draw a cow.

Hi all! Are you interested in how to draw a cow? So you’ve come to the right place. Here in detail and step by step it is shown how to do it cool and easy. Cows have a visually large head, two horns, a smooth nose, a large body, a long thick tail with a brush at the tip, and four legs in hooves. Cows feed mainly on grass and hay.

An interesting fact: cows have panoramic vision, allowing you to observe everything that happens around them. Thus, the cow will see a predator that is far away. It is not so easy to get close to a cow without noticing, because she will immediately notice a moving object that can be dangerous for the cow.

Drawing a cow seems difficult only at first glance. With the help of our step-by-step instructions, you can practice drawing various geometric shapes and curved lines, and as a result, get a good drawing! Enjoy the process!

Time needed: 19 minutes

How to Draw a Cow

Draw the head.
Start by drawing the basic shape of the animal’s head, as well as drawing the two eyes.
Add ears.
Using curved lines, draw the cow’s ears. Also detail the eyes of the cow by adding linear eyebrows and small pupils.
Head details.
Add pointed horns to the cow’s head. After that, draw the nostrils and mouth of the cow as shown.
Draw the torso.
In this step, you need to draw a large cow’s torso, as well as the texture of the fur on the cow’s face, following the example.
Add texture.
Draw spots of various shapes on the cow’s skin.
Draw the legs.
From the belly of the cow and down draw the near legs. From the stomach of the cow and down draw the near legs. Also depict the cow’s tail using two tapering lines.
Add details.
Now you need to draw the front far leg of the cow, as well as the rounded udder and the brush-shaped tip of the tail.
Add details.
Detail the cow’s udder by adding “U” shapes as shown. Also, with the help of short lines, depict the cow’s hooves.
Draw the leg.
It remains to draw the last detail – the leg, which is visually located behind the cow’s udder.
Color your artwork.
Before the coloring process, you can trace the outlines of your artwork using a fountain pen. This will make your artwork clearer and more detailed. We also recommend that you try to sketch a cow in an even simpler style, which may be useful for preschoolers and kindergarteners.