Art School for Beginners: Draw & Paint 15 Cool Animals

Learn to paint a colorful pigeon in a house and gather supplies like watercolor paper, paints, brushes, a pencil with eraser, water, oil pastels or crayons, and a protective mat.

Draw a cartoon pigeon using simple shapes: a head circle, a beak, neck lines, wings, and a word bubble, then add color with crayons or pastels.

Color the pigeon with crayons or oil pastels, press firmly so paint resists, and add a colorful background with shapes and a brown floor, finishing with black lines.

Learn to prepare watercolor paints, choose light and dark green backgrounds for a pigeon, and see how oil pastels resist watercolor, guiding you to pivot colors for a vivid scene.

Gather watercolor supplies and set up a clean workspace to paint a seahorse in its ocean habitat, using salt for a unique pattern.

Draw and paint a seahorse using a permanent marker and watercolor, following simple steps from an upside-down J to the neck, tummy, and tail, with crown, eye, and fin details.

Learn to paint a seahorse in watercolor using wet-on-wet technique, pairing warm colors for the seahorse with cool colors for the ocean, and dry before adding the background.

Paint the background around your seahorse with a larger brush, using purple, blue, and a hint of green; lighten with water and add salt to create leaf patterns.

Learn to paint a silhouette kitty on a branch looking at the moon with a black silhouette and orange background, using watercolor paper, two colors, brushes, water, and a mat.

Prepare watered-down paints, test colors, and paint a nighttime background with a white moon and orange glow, letting it dry before adding the black silhouettes of cat and branch.

Paint a cat silhouette against a moonlit scene by adding a curved branch, leaves, and a pencil-free cat formed with black watercolor and careful brushwork.

Gather watercolor paper, paints, brushes, markers, pencils with erasers, and a mat to protect your workspace. Learn to draw and paint a detailed flamingo with careful brushwork and color control.

Wake up your paints with water, create a light sky wash by pulling color downward with water only. Paint flamingos in the middle above water after the wash dries.

Learn to sketch five flamingos and paint them in light pink tones, layering darker bases with lighter tops, add blue water and shadow accents.

Draw flamingo legs with straight lines for ten legs across five flamingos, use markers on a completely dry painting, then add knobby knees and adjust the eyes.

Begin a relaxing watercolor project painting a hummingbird in a wildflower garden, using watercolor paper, clean water, watercolor paints, brushes, pencils, erasers, paper towels, and a mat.

Learn to draw a hummingbird in a wildflower garden using pencil, simple curved shapes for the head and body, a wing, tail, and tiny feet, then start painting.

Wake up watercolor paints, paint a cartoon hummingbird with greens and turquoise, then lay down loose wildflowers with greens and yellows, finishing with fine black outlines after drying.

Outline the watercolor hummingbird and wildflowers with a tiny black brush, using loose lines and minimal detail, while testing paint on paper towel and adding stems and leaves for relaxation.

Learn to draw and paint a cute princess sitting on a flower by assembling core supplies, from thick watercolor paper and paints to brushes, markers, and a mat.

Learn to draw an owl as a beginner by tracing eye guides, forming circles for eyes with pupils, shaping the beak and fluffy body, and painting with watercolor and acrylic.

Paint the owl first in a cartoon style, wake colors with water, choose flexible background colors, then let the owl dry and apply white acrylic to the background.

Apply white acrylic paint to the owl, adding dots and thin swirls with a small dry brush for opaque detail; finish with stars in the background.

learn to paint a cute frog on a lily pad using watercolor supplies while gathering thick paper, paints, water, brushes, a permanent marker, paper towels, and a cleanup mat.

Draw a cartoon frog with a soft rounded head, large eyes with shine, a smiling mouth and tongue, then a sea-like body on a lily pad, wearing striped overalls.

Draw a frog on a lily pad holding an umbrella-like flower, add water, plants, rocks, and a cartoon fish, and set up for watercolor painting.

Wake up watercolor paints with a touch of water, plan a loose composition around the frog and lily pads, choose colors, and use smaller brushes for details.

Learn the essential supplies for this elephant watercolor project, including thick watercolor paper, paints, water, brushes, markers, pencils, erasers, scrap paper, and a protective mat.

Practice drawing a jungle elephant in landscape orientation with a light pencil, then add palm trees, flowers, and foliage to create a lively scene.

Wake up watercolor paints with water, plan colors for foliage and the elephant, paint foliage first, then the elephant in light gray by diluting black, and test on paper.

Add detail to the elephant painting using marker to make lines stand out, enhancing features like the tail, ear, and optional eyelashes, while still keeping pencil lines visible.

Explore a folk art cat project designed for kids and beginners with a step-by-step walkthrough. Gather supplies: watercolor paper, paints, water, brushes, a permanent marker, paper towels, and a mat.

Draw a folk art cat using a large U shape for the head, add ears, eyes, nose, and collar, then decorate with flowers and vines before painting.

Paint a cat with watercolor, orange on black, choose eye, ear, and nose colors, dissolve paints with a drop of water, and stay on the lines while you work.

Let the watercolor dry to prevent bleeding into the cat, then paint with black staying away from the line. Use a paper towel to lift excess paint and fine-tune darkness.