Of all the adorable animals in the world, the orangutan is one of the cutest. These animals are smart, friendly, and have plenty to offer – so let’s learn how to draw one in just a few short, simple steps!
Tutorial Video
Step-By-Step Images and Instructions
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Use a black pen to add a circle to the center of your page, and add a small “bump” to the right of this.
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Bring two curved, parallel lines up to the right, and add three long bumps to the top of this for a hand and long fingers.
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Extend the lines downwards towards the bottom of the page, and add two small bumps to the bottom.
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From the top, bring a curved line across to the left, and then “hook” this down across the end.
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Add a large curve to the bottom of this, connecting the line to the left of the original shape.
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Add a curve to the top, sending this across to the left and up, and then add a small oval shape just below this.
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Add a curved line from the side of this, heading down to the bottom left-hand corner of the page.
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At the bottom of this, add a series of small “bumps”.
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Now, add a triangle-style shape at the top of the “bumps”, with a curved top, straight side, and jagged line back in.
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At the bottom of this, bring a line down to the bottom of the page.
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Bring a line down from the left of the face, curving this towards the bottom of the page.
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Then, at the end of the line, bring a line across, up and in for a thumb, and a longer shape above this for the hand. Add a horizontal line to add detail for the hand.
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Add a curved, jagged line to the top of the right hand, and curve this across to the left.
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Continue this across to the left and down to the top of the left arm.
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Add two circles to the center of the face for the eyes…
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Now, add two small triangles above the circles for eyebrows.
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Now, bring a curved line down from the bottom of the face…
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And curve this down, and back across to the right.
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Add an angled “n” shape below this, and use a straight line to connect this to the right arm.
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Add a point to the left of this, and add a curved line down to the bottom left-hand corner of the page.
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Add a wavy foot to the end of this leg…
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And then add another “n” shape to the left of the foot.
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Add an angled line to the left of this, and then connect it to the right leg with a curved horizontal line.
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Now, add another wavy foot to the bottom of this.
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Add another layer to the bottom of the right elbow…
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And another line from the face to the left shoulder.
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Switch to a black fineliner pen, and add a wide “u” shape to the space at the top of the circle.
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Next, add a half-circle shape to the bottom of this…
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And add a small triangle to the middle of this.
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Now, add two small circles inside the main circles at the top.
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Add smaller circles inside these ones…
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And then fill in the inner circle, the inner triangle, and the brows with the black pen.
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Grab an orange pen, and add color to the bottom of the elbows, the legs, the face, and the legs.
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Shade in the remaining sections with a darker brown pen to complete your drawing.
And voila – your very own super cute orangutan ready for his next adventure – why not take a little time to learn about these creatures, and see how you can help them?
