Cartoon Animals and Creatures

Want to become an animator for a television cartoon? Or just draw fun characters? Learn how to draw cartoons and caricatures, starting with a tiger!

We all know not to cross the path of an angry lioness! Learn how to draw a ferocious cartoon mother lion in this lesson by best-selling author Chris Hart.

Who doesn’t love an adorable little panda? Learn how to draw an aww-inspiring baby bear cartoon in this fun lesson by best-selling author Chris Hart.

With big, sad eyes, a little black nose, and big floppy ears, this cute puppy will melt the coldest heart! Learn how to draw an adorable cartoon puppy.

Do you want to draw man’s best friend as a fun cartoon? Learn how to draw a dog in this tutorial by best-selling author and cartoonist Chris Hart.

From Boo Boo and Yogi Bear to Winnie the Pooh, bears are a mainstay of cartoons and animation. Draw your own cartoon baby bear, and join the tradition!

What flies around, has scaly skin, and breathes fire? A dragon, of course! In this lesson, learn how to draw a humorously confused cartoon dragon.

A horse is a horse, of course, of course! Let best-selling author and cartoonist Chris Hart show you how to draw a cartoon horse with a great personality.

Do you dream up fantastical scenes of dragons blowing fire and smoke? Why not learn to draw it out? This lesson teaches you how to draw a mean dragon’s head.

Whip out your sketchbook and pencil and learn how to draw three kinds of dogs with Chris Hart, from a realistic springer spaniel to a cute cartoon pup.

Do you like fun and zany cartoons? Learn how to draw this “bad boy” turtle character in this fun lesson by best-selling author and cartoonist Chris Hart.

Learn how to draw two cartoon creatures in this short lesson from Chris Hart. Start off with a cute but fierce manga monster and end with a grumpy walrus.

Who says that a horse always hangs out on all four legs? Why not draw a horse standing on two? In this lesson, learn how! Draw a whimsical cartoon horse!

It is just plain funny when a cute and cuddly cartoon has that “evil genius” look! In this lesson, you learn how to draw an evil cat and an angry squirrel.

An angry penguin makes a loud, unpleasant companion in real life, but a hilarious cartoon character! Learn to sketch, detail, and shade a cartoon penguin.

With wide eyes, a huge body, and tiny, dainty feet, this elephant is quite a comic cartoon animal. Learn how to draw an elephant in a cartoon animation style.

When a cartoon animal has a worried expression, he’s probably never had his portrait drawn before. Learn how to draw a nervous cartoon hippo in this lesson!

Bugs Bunny makes it look so easy to be a rabbit, but life as a cartoon bunny can be hard! Learn how to draw an adorable, sad little bunny rabbit.

Mix a Cartoon baby anda bear cub for twice the cuteness! Learn to draw a cartoon baby bear with a bonnet, diaper, and adorable, confused expression.

With its big, round snout, and small, beady eyes, the pig makes a hilarious cartoon animal. In this lesson, learn how to draw a perplexed-looking cartoon pig.

Of all the animated animals in the sea, none is more fearsome than the cartoon shark. Learn how to draw this ocean predator in this lesson!

Grab your pencil, a pad of paper, and get creative for this drawing lesson where you learn to sketch a cute and cuddly (but slippery) baby seal!

Cartoon Martians, adorable babies, and pictures of cats—all things we love, but can they fit together? Find out in this drawing lesson by cartoonist Chris Hart!

This cartoon teddy bear pirate may look like a stuffed toy, but he could quickly make you walk the plank. Learn to draw him—preferably, from a safe distance!

The least realistic cartoon drawings can be the most entertaining. Learn how to draw a goofy fish facing off against an angry starfish in this lesson.