How To Draw A Hippopotamus

Learn How To Draw A Hippopotamus Quickly

In order to make things easier, let’s begin in the upper left corner with the beast’s jaw (00 min 08 sec). It looks a bit like a huge potato. If you’re happy with how it looks, move on to the next step in this how to draw a Hippopotamus tutorial – the eyes (00 min 27 sec). Make sure the right eye is covering the one on the right a bit, just like you see in the video.

Ok, now let’s deal with the head (00 min 52 sec). The ear is very easy and straightforward. You’ll need two similar-looking horizontal curves to cover the bottom of the lower jaw (01 min 10 sec). Each jaw comes with two teeth set apart from each other (01 min 33 sec). The nostrils follow (02 min 08 sec). If you did everything right, the head is complete.

The body, the next stage of this how to draw a Hippopotamus tutorial, is much easier. We can only see three legs in this drawing. They each come with three fingers (02 min 32 sec). For the body, a series of simple curvy lines will suffice. Don’t forget the tail (03 min 40 sec).

Before you learn how to draw A Hippopotamus, did you know?

AKA the hippo, this big, bulky, funny-looking animal is a mammal. It lives in the Sub-Saharan areas of Africa and is sometimes called the river horse (that’s what the ancient Greeks used to call it). Did you know that the hippos are the 3rd-largest mammals on planet Earth after elephants and rhinos? Yep, they are pretty huge; so, don’t piss them off!

Now, many people think that they have something in common with pigs because of the resemblance, but that’s not really true. It is proven that hippos are the closest relative of the dolphins and the whales. According to the experts, they diverged from that group of marine creatures approximately 55 million years ago and are now living both in the water and on land. 

Some Things To Keep In Mind…

These tutorials are only here to guide you. Your drawing does not need to look "identical" to mine.

Start with rough but light pencil strokes that you can work into the shapes you want.

Once you have your rough drawing completed, go over it in a darker stroke for your final drawing.

Add shading and/or color to complete if desired.

Using this technique you will be able to draw anything after some practice... even without following step-by-step tutorials.

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