How to Draw a Jumping Fox

Foxes are fast, agile creatures, and they can run, hide – and jump. Let’s take a moment to enjoy these incredible creatures in all their glory by creating our own – let’s get started!


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Step-By-Step Images and Instructions

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To begin, use a black pen to draw a small half-circle shape, angled towards the top left-hand corner of the page, and then bring a wavy line across to the right. Take this wavy line down slightly at the end.


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Add two pointed ears to the right of this line, heading up towards the top right-hand corner of the page.


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Connect the two ears with a short line…


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And then bring a line down from the bottom of the nose, flicking this across to the left at the end.


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Next, bring a horizontal line across below this, taking this to the left, and looping it across and down towards the right of the page.


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Add another long, looping leg just above this.


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Add short curved lines inside each leg, and then add a curved line to the bottom.


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Add a large “C” shape to the end of this, making the bottom section slightly wavy.


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Now, bring a line down behind the left ear, and take this across to the right.


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Take this line down slightly to form the top of the back, and then take this across to the right.


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Add a curved back leg with two parallel lines ending in a loop…


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And then add a second back leg behind this.


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Now, add short curved lines to the top of each of the back legs, just as you did on the front.


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Bring a line across from below the nose, and then take this to a jagged line down to meet the top of the front leg, creating that distinctive white fox chest.


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Draw a small almond shape above this…


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And shade this in almost completely with the black pen, leaving a small white dot in the middle.


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Now, bring a large, curved, bushy tail out from the back of the fox.


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Add a wavy line to the end of this to create the tip of the tail…


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And then add another short mark to the bottom of each ear.


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Shade the tops of the ears with a brown pen, and use the same color for the end of the nose and the ends of the legs.


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Use a lighter orange to shade the main body of the fox, leaving the chest, tummy and tip of the tail white.


And there we have it – your own graceful, majestic fox soaring high across the landscape. Why not take a little time to learn more about these beautiful creatures; they are truly fascinating!

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