How to Draw a Baby Hippo with a Butterfly (Easy Step by Step)
Learn how to draw a cute baby hippo gazing at a butterfly with this easy step-by-step guide. You'll create this sweet scene using simple shapes like ovals, half-circles, and dots.
- Learn to draw a baby hippo with a butterfly.
- Use a big oval for the hippo's head and body.
- Form the ears with small half-circles.
- Add simple dots for the hippo's eyes.
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This baby hippo is round and cuddly, and it is gazing up at a butterfly that just floated by. It is built from simple shapes: a big oval for the head and body, small half circles for the ears, and dots for the eyes. If you can draw a circle, you can draw this sweet scene.
- Easy
- 15 minutes
- 9 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 baby hippo with a butterfly step by step
- Tips for drawing a baby hippo with a butterfly
- Free baby hippo with a butterfly coloring page
- How to color your baby hippo with a butterfly drawing
- Baby hippo with a butterfly fun fact for kids
- Questions about drawing a baby hippo with a butterfly
- More easy animal drawings
How to draw a baby hippo with a butterfly step by step
How to Draw a Baby Hippo with a Butterfly · 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
Starting at the left, draw a small bump for the ear, then curve up and over the top of the head. Bump out a rounded snout on the right, then draw the chubby body down both sides and stop at the bottom.
Step 3: Top ear
On top of the head, draw a small half circle like a little hill for the second ear.
Step 4: Bottom and back foot
Draw a gentle curved line across the bottom of the body. Then add a small rounded foot at the bottom right, with a short curve along the right side of the body.
Step 5: Tiny tail
On the left side near the bottom, draw a tiny pointed loop sticking out for the tail.
Step 6: The little arm
On the left side of the belly, draw a short curved line like a small smile with a wiggly end. It makes a tiny arm.
Step 7: The eyes
Draw two solid round dots for the eyes. Put one on the left of the face and one a little higher, near the snout, and fill them in.
Step 8: Nostril dots
Add two tiny dots near the tip of the snout for the nostrils.
Step 9: The butterfly
Above the snout, draw a small slanted line for the butterfly's body with two short feelers. Then add a rounded wing on the upper side and a rounded wing on the lower side.
All done!
Erase the guide shapes, go over your lines, then color it in.
Finished your baby hippo with a butterfly? Keep the pencils out and learn how to draw a fox or how to draw a hedgehog next.
Tips for drawing a baby hippo with a butterfly
- Start with one big light oval so the hippo has a chubby shape before you add the final lines.
- Make the snout tip up toward the butterfly. This small bump is the trickiest part, so take it slowly and round it off.
- Draw the butterfly last and keep it small. Start with the slanted body and feelers, then add a rounded wing above and below.
Free baby hippo with a butterfly coloring page
Want to go straight to coloring? Open this baby hippo with a butterfly 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 baby hippo with a butterfly drawing
Try soft purple or gray for the hippo, with a bright orange and yellow butterfly. For a twist, give the butterfly rainbow wings with a different color on every section.
Baby hippo with a butterfly fun fact for kids
Hippo calves are usually born underwater, and they can nurse underwater too.
Questions about drawing a baby hippo with a butterfly
What shapes do I need to draw a baby hippo?
You need a big oval for the head and body and small half circles for the ears. Dots make the eyes and nostrils.
How do I make my hippo look cuter?
Make the body extra round and chubby, and place the eyes wide apart. Looking up at a butterfly also adds a sweet, curious feel.
How do I draw a butterfly that looks right?
Start with a small slanted line for the body and add two short feelers. Then draw a rounded wing above and another below.
