How to Draw a Snow Monkey in a Hot Spring (Easy Step by Step)
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A snow monkey soaking in a hot spring is a cozy, happy picture to draw. It is built from simple shapes: an oval for the face, a bumpy cloud for the fur, and flat ovals for the water. Kids also get to practice wiggly lines for the steam.
- Medium
- 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 snow monkey in a hot spring step by step
- Tips for drawing a snow monkey in a hot spring
- Free snow monkey in a hot spring coloring page
- How to color your snow monkey in a hot spring drawing
- Snow monkey in a hot spring fun fact for kids
- Questions about drawing a snow monkey in a hot spring
- More easy animal drawings
How to draw a snow monkey in a hot spring step by step
How to Draw a Snow Monkey in a Hot Spring · 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: The round face
Draw a big oval in the middle of your page for the monkey's face. Leave room above it for a fluffy head and below it for the body.
Step 3: Fluffy fur frame
Draw a bumpy, cloud-like line around the face, starting at the top left and curving around the sides and bottom. Make little scallops, with one bigger bump on the right side, and leave the top open for now.
Step 4: The tuft on top
On top of the head, draw a small fluffy cloud shape with three bumps. Its bottom is a gently curved line across the top of the face fur.
Step 5: Small ears
Draw a small C-shaped curve on the left side of the head. Add a short wavy line on the right side so that ear closes up too.
Step 6: Happy face
Draw two upside-down U shapes for happy, closed eyes. Add a small oval nose in the middle, then a short line down to a curvy smile.
Step 7: Arms and steam
Under the chin, draw two curved shoulder lines going down to a tall oval on each side for the arms. Join the arms with a gently curved line across the middle. Then draw one wiggly steam curl floating up at the top right.
Step 8: Water and ripples
Draw a curved line across the bottom of the body for the water line. Then draw a big flat oval around the monkey, a second oval inside it, and a small curved ripple in front.
Step 9: More wavy steam
Draw a wiggly curl floating up on the left side of the monkey and another on the right side. They show how warm the water is.
All done!
Erase the guide shapes, go over your lines, then color it in.
Finished your snow monkey in a hot spring? Keep the pencils out and learn how to draw a polar bear cub or how to draw a hen next.
Tips for drawing a snow monkey in a hot spring
- Draw the face oval first and keep it light, then wrap the fluffy fur around it. The scallops are easiest when you make small humps one at a time.
- The arms sit in front of the water rings, so stop the pool lines where they touch the arms instead of drawing through them.
- Make the pool ovals wide and flat. If they look too round, squash them by drawing the sides farther out and the top and bottom closer together.
Free snow monkey in a hot spring coloring page
Want to go straight to coloring? Open this snow monkey in a hot spring 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 snow monkey in a hot spring drawing
Try warm reddish-brown fur with a pale tan face, and soft blue water with lighter blue ripples. For a twist, color the steam in pastel rainbow stripes.
Snow monkey in a hot spring fun fact for kids
Japanese macaques, often called snow monkeys, really do soak in natural hot springs in winter to stay warm. They live farther north than any other non-human primate.
Questions about drawing a snow monkey in a hot spring
What shapes do I need to draw a snow monkey?
You need an oval for the face, a cloud shape for the fur and the tuft, small curves for ears, ovals for the arms and the pool, and wavy lines for the steam.
How do I make my snow monkey look cuter?
Draw the eyes as curved, smiling lines and keep the nose small and oval. Fluffy, extra-bumpy fur makes it look even cozier.
How do I draw water around the monkey?
Draw one wide, flat oval around the monkey, then a second smaller oval inside it. Add a curved line across the body and a short curved ripple in front.
