How to Draw a Bear with Apples (Easy Step by Step)
This article provides easy, step-by-step instructions on how to draw a cuddly bear sitting beside a basket of apples. You will learn to build your drawing using simple shapes like rounded ears, a big body, and a curved arm.
- Learn to draw a bear and apples with simple, easy-to-follow steps.
- Construct your bear using basic shapes like round ears and a big rounded body.
- Add a curved arm and a bowl with round apples to complete your drawing.
This bear sits happily hugging a bowl of two apples. It is built from simple shapes: a round head with round ears, a pear-shaped body, two round apples, and a wide curved bowl. Because the lines are smooth and chunky, it is a friendly drawing for beginners.
- Medium
- 15 minutes
- 8 steps
You need: paper, a pencil, an eraser, and crayons or markers for coloring.
Start drawing
In this article (7 sections)
How to draw a bear with apples step by step
How to Draw a Bear with Apples · tinyhandscreate.com
Step 1: Guide shapes
Lightly sketch this oval. It only shows where the big parts go, so press softly. You will erase it at the end.
Step 2: Head and body outline
Draw a big rounded head shape with a small round ear on each top corner. Then let the sides curve down into a pear-shaped body, leaving the bottom open for now.
Step 3: Two eyes
Draw two small solid dots for eyes, halfway down the face with a wide gap between them. Keep them the same size and at the same height.
Step 4: Tops of the apples
Low on the body, draw a bumpy line that makes the rounded tops of two apples side by side. Add a short curve down on the left side where the bowl will begin.
Step 5: Bowl rim
Under the apples, draw a long, gentle curve for the front rim of the bowl. Add a second curve just below it, and close the left end with a small rounded edge.
Step 6: Bowl bottom and foot
From the left end of the rim, draw a big smile-shaped curve down and across to make the round bowl bottom. Keep going to the right, bumping up and around into a rounded bear foot, then up to the body line.
Step 7: Little round tail
On the right side of the body, near the bottom, draw a small half circle, like a tiny letter C. It should start and end on the body line.
Step 8: Nose, stems and arm
Draw a tiny nose with a little smile under it, between the eyes. Then add a short stem on top of each apple, a curved arm reaching over the bowl, and a small toe line on the foot.
All done!
Erase the guide shapes, go over your lines, then color it in.
Finished your bear with apples? Keep the pencils out and learn how to draw a bee holding a balloon or how to draw a bengal cat next.
Tips for drawing a bear with apples
- Draw the apple tops as two bumps side by side, then let the bowl rim sit just under them so they look like they are inside.
- The bowl is the trickiest part. Draw the rim first, then the bottom curve, and take them one at a time.
- Keep both ears round and the same size, and place them at the top corners of the head so the bear looks balanced.
Free bear with apples coloring page
Want to go straight to coloring? Open this bear with apples coloring page at full size and print it. It is the same drawing you just learned, with clean lines ready for crayons or markers.
How to color your bear with apples drawing
Try warm brown for the bear, bright red and green for the apples, and a sky blue bowl. For a creative twist, give the bear a rainbow of apples, one in every color.
Bear with apples fun fact for kids
Bears really do eat fruit. In the wild, black and brown bears eat apples, berries and other fruit in late summer and fall to build up fat for winter.
Questions about drawing a bear with apples
What shapes do I need to draw a bear with apples?
You need a big rounded shape for the head, a pear shape for the body, two round apples and a wide curved bowl. Small dots and a half circle finish the eyes and tail.
How do I make my bear look cuter?
Keep the eyes wide apart and the nose small. Round ears and a tiny smile make the bear look extra sweet.
How do I make the apples look like they are in the bowl?
Draw the apple tops first, then draw the bowl rim right under them. Apples that stop at the rim look tucked inside.
