How to Draw an Arctic Fox (Easy Step-by-Step for Kids)
To draw an arctic fox, start with a wide head that has fluffy cheek tufts. Add two pointed ears, a sitting body with round paws and a bushy tail. Finish with big eyes, a round nose and a smile.
- Steps
- 6 easy steps
- You need
- Pencil
- Eraser
- Black marker
- Light gray crayon
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Teaching this to a class?
Show one step at a time on the board and wait for the class before the next. The directed drawing for kids page explains how to run it.
How to draw an arctic fox step by step
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Step 1 of 6: Draw a wide, rounded head with fluffy, pointed cheek tufts on both sides and a curved chin.
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Step 2 of 6: Add two tall, pointed ears behind the head, each with a curved line inside.
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Step 3 of 6: Draw a pear-shaped body with four leg lines and two round paws. Close each paw and add two toes.
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Step 4 of 6: Add a big, bushy tail with fluffy points that curls up behind the left side.
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Step 5 of 6: Draw two eyebrows, two black eyes with a shine and a lash line, a triangle nose and a smile.
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Step 6 of 6: Color the inner ears and paws light gray. Keep the head, outer ears, body and fluffy tail white.
Tips for little artists
Tip: Press lightly with the pencil first. Trace the lines you like with the marker, then erase the rest.
Tip: Draw the ears behind the head, so the top line of the head stays smooth and whole.
Tip: Leave a small white dot in each eye when you fill it in, so the fox looks bright and happy.
Make it yours
Fox in the snow
Draw a snowy hill under the paws and a few snowflakes in the sky.
Fox with a scarf
Draw a striped scarf around the neck, just under the fluffy chin.
Brown fox
Color the fur light brown and keep the inner ears and paws light gray.
Common mistakes and easy fixes
The ears cut into the head
Start each ear at the head line and draw it outward, so the head outline stays whole.
The tail covers the body
Draw the tail on the left and stop its lines where they meet the body outline.
The paws look flat
Draw each paw as a round curve, close the top and add two short toe lines.
Fun facts about the arctic fox
An arctic fox's long, fluffy tail acts like a blanket, keeping the fox warm when it wraps the tail around its body to sleep. (Source: National Geographic Kids)
Arctic foxes of the white phase are grayish brown in summer and white in winter. (Source: Britannica)
The arctic fox can survive Arctic temperatures as low as 58 degrees below zero Fahrenheit. (Source: National Geographic)
Questions grown-ups ask
How to draw an arctic fox easy?
Draw a wide head with fluffy cheek tufts and two pointed ears. Add a pear-shaped body with round paws, a bushy tail and a face with big eyes.
How to draw an arctic fox face?
In this drawing the face has two curved eyebrows, two big black eyes with a white shine, a round nose and a smile. Put the nose between the eyes, a little lower.
How to draw an arctic fox full body?
Follow the 6 steps above: head, ears, body with legs and paws, then the tail and face. Color the inner ears and paws light gray last.
If your fox's tail came out extra fluffy, that's great. Your arctic fox looks ready for the snow. More easy drawings for kids are on the home page.