How to Draw a Wolf (Easy Step-by-Step for Kids)

To draw a wolf, start with a head and two tall pointed ears. Add fluffy cheeks, then the eyes, nose and smile. Finish with a sitting body, a fluffy chest and a big bushy tail.

Finished cartoon wolf sitting, gray with a white muzzle, chest and paws, pink inner ears and a dark gray tail tip
The finished wolf
Steps
6 easy steps
You need
  • Pencil
  • Eraser
  • Black marker
  • Gray, dark gray and pink crayons

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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 a wolf step by step

  1. A wide head with two tall pointed ears, each with an inner ear line, and a small fur point on each side

    Step 1 of 6: Draw a wide head with two tall pointed ears, each with a line inside.

  2. The sides of the head redrawn as fluffy, spiky cheek fur

    Step 2 of 6: Add fluffy, spiky cheek fur on both sides of the head.

  3. Two round eyes with shine dots and eyebrows, a curved line above a round nose, and a small smile

    Step 3 of 6: Draw two round eyes with eyebrows, a round nose with a curved line above it and a small smile.

  4. A sitting body with a zigzag fluffy chest, two straight front legs, two round back legs and paws

    Step 4 of 6: Add a sitting body with a fluffy chest, two front legs, two round back legs and paws.

  5. A big bushy tail curving up on the right side with a line for its fluffy tip

    Step 5 of 6: Draw a big bushy tail curving up on the right, with a line for the tip.

  6. The wolf colored gray with a white muzzle, chest and paws, light gray cheeks, pink inner ears and a dark gray tail tip

    Step 6 of 6: Color the wolf gray, the tail tip dark gray and the inner ears pink. Keep the muzzle and chest 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 cheek fur as small zigzags. Zigzags look like fluffy fur.

  • Tip: Leave the muzzle and chest white. The white makes the gray face look friendly.

Make it yours

  • Howling wolf

    Tilt the head up, draw the mouth as a small open circle and add a moon behind it.

  • Arctic wolf

    Leave the wolf white, color only the nose and eyes, and draw snow around it.

  • Wolf pup

    Make the head and paws bigger and the body smaller for a baby wolf.

Common mistakes and easy fixes

  • The ears are too short

    Make each ear a tall, pointed triangle. Start it at the top corner of the head and stretch the tip up high.

  • It looks like a dog

    Add the spiky cheek fur and the big bushy tail. Those make it look like a wolf.

  • The tail floats

    Start the tail behind the back leg, low on the body, then curve it up.

Fun facts about the wolf

  • Male gray wolves in Yellowstone weigh 100 to 130 pounds. Females weigh 80 to 110 pounds. (Source: National Park Service)

  • In open areas, a wolf's howl can be heard about 9.6 miles away. (Source: National Park Service)

  • Wolves live in family groups called packs. The biggest pack seen in Yellowstone had 37 wolves, in 2001. (Source: National Park Service)

Questions grown-ups ask

How do you draw a wolf easy?

Draw a head with two tall ears and fluffy cheeks. Add a face, a sitting body and a bushy tail. The 6 steps above follow that order.

How do you draw a wolf for kids?

Use simple shapes: a wide head, two triangle ears and a rounded body. Zigzag fur and a big tail make it a wolf.

How do you draw a wolf step by step?

Start with the head and ears, then the cheek fur, the face, the body and the tail. Color it gray last.

If your wolf's fur came out a little messy, that's fine. It looks windblown. More easy drawings for kids are on the home page.

Step 1 of 6

A wide head with two tall pointed ears, each with an inner ear line, and a small fur point on each side
Draw a wide head with two tall pointed ears, each with a line inside.