How to Draw a Hippo with Its Mouth Wide Open (Easy Step by Step)
This yawning hippo is fun because it is mostly one big round shape with a huge open mouth. You only need a rounded body, a wide mouth, and a few curves and dots to draw it. The tiny round ears and little feet make it extra cute.
- Easy
- 15 minutes
- 7 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 hippo with its mouth wide open step by step
- Tips for drawing a hippo with its mouth wide open
- Free hippo with its mouth wide open coloring page
- How to color your hippo with its mouth wide open drawing
- Hippo with its mouth wide open fun fact for kids
- Questions about drawing a hippo with its mouth wide open
- More easy animal drawings
How to draw a hippo with its mouth wide open step by step
How to Draw a Hippo with Its Mouth Wide Open · 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: Round head and body
Draw one big rounded shape like a gumdrop for the head and body, with a flat-ish round bottom. Add a tiny circle ear on each side of the top.
Step 3: Mouth and nostrils
In the middle of the face, draw a wide bowl-shaped mouth with two little teeth along the top. Above it, add two small dots for the nostrils and a short curved line above them.
Step 4: The tongue
Inside the bottom of the mouth, draw a smile-shaped curve from one side to the other for the tongue.
Step 5: The two feet
At the bottom of the body, draw two little U-shaped feet. Let each one tuck under the belly line.
Step 6: Cheeks and arms
Draw a curved line on each side of the face, above the mouth, for the puffy cheeks. Then add a tiny curved line on each side near the bottom for the little arms.
Step 7: The eyes
Draw two round dots for the eyes, high on the face, one at each end of the short curved line.
All done!
Erase the guide shapes, go over your lines, then color it in.
Finished your hippo with its mouth wide open? Keep the pencils out and learn how to draw a fox or how to draw a hedgehog next.
Tips for drawing a hippo with its mouth wide open
- Sketch a light circle first, so the sides and bottom of the body stay nice and round.
- The mouth is the trickiest part, so make it wide, with a curved bottom like a bowl.
- Keep the two eyes and two nostrils about the same size so the face looks friendly.
Free hippo with its mouth wide open coloring page
Want to go straight to coloring? Open this hippo with its mouth wide open 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 hippo with its mouth wide open drawing
Try soft gray or purple for the body, pink for the inside of the mouth, and white for the teeth.
Hippo with its mouth wide open fun fact for kids
The word hippopotamus comes from Greek words that mean river horse.
Questions about drawing a hippo with its mouth wide open
What shapes do I need to draw a hippo?
You need a big rounded shape for the head and body, two small circles for the ears, and a wide bowl shape for the open mouth. Dots make the eyes and nostrils.
How do I make my hippo look cuter?
Make the body extra round and wide, and keep the ears and feet small. Put the eyes high on the face and the nostrils close together.
How do I draw a mouth that looks wide open?
Draw a big wide bowl shape in the middle of the face and add two little teeth along the top. Then draw a smile-shaped curve along the bottom for the tongue.
