How to draw a penguin
A penguin is one big egg in a black and white coat. Get a pencil and paper, and tap Next for each line.
Step 1 of 7. Draw a big egg shape for the penguin's body.
All 7 steps
Here is every step at once. The blue lines are the new ones; the dark lines are already on your paper. Draw lightly at first, so you can rub out a line you don’t like.
1. Draw a big egg shape for the penguin's body.
2. Draw the white tummy and face inside it.
3. Add two dot eyes near the top.
4. Draw a little pointy beak under the eyes.
5. Draw a flipper on each side.
6. Add two flat orange feet at the bottom.
7. Give it a bow tie. Very smart!
A tip for drawing a penguin
Draw the white part a little smaller than the body, so a black edge goes all the way round. The flippers start on the sides of the body and point down, not out like arms. The feet stick out at the bottom, flat, like two little pancakes.
Change it up
Once your penguin is down, make it yours:
- Add a woolly hat and scarf.
- Draw a baby penguin on its feet.
- Put an ice floe and a fish beside it.
Draw another
More in animals, or see all 40 things to draw. Want to draw freehand instead? The Art Studio has crayons, paint and a fridge to hang it on.
How it was made: Peabody drew this penguin in code, line by line, from its own shapes; it is not traced from anyone’s lesson or picture, and it is nobody’s character. Checked 6 November 2026.