How to Draw Horton Hears a Who from Dr. Seuss’ Book in Easy Steps

Today I will show you how to draw Horton, the elephant from Dr. Seuss’s book “Horton Hears a Who!”. This is the book version, not the movie version. The simple step by step guide will show you easily how to draw Horton the elephant.

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How to Draw Horton Hears a Who from Dr. Seuss’s Book in Easy Steps

Step 1

– Draw an oval. Then draw guidelines thru it.

Step 2

– Draw letter ‘s’ shaped ears.

– Draw #9-shaped eyes.

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Step 3

– Draw #3-like shapes on the ears and on the top of the head.

– Draw an arrow-like shape for the mouth.

– Draw a curved line for eye brows.

– Draw an oval inside the eye and a sideways letter ‘v’ shape for each eye lid.

Step 4

– Draw hairs on top of the head.

– Draw a #3-like shape on the forehead.

– Draw curved lines on top of the mouth.

– Draw oval-highlights in the eyes.

– Draw lines on the brows.

– Add details to the ears.

Step 5

– Draw an oval shape for the body’s guideline.

– Draw a sideways letter ‘B’ shape to the right of the body.

– Draw details in the ears.

Step 6

– Draw curved lines for the trunk.

Step 7

– Thicken the bottom of the trunk. Add curved lines to the top of it.

– At the end of the trunk, draw a letter ‘z’ shape.

– Draw lines below the trunk for the legs. Also draw a letter ‘s’-like curve.

– Draw #3 or letter ‘m’ shapes for grass.

Step 8

– Draw another letter ‘s’ curve for one of the blades of grass.

– Draw letter ‘L’ shapes for feet. Draw spiral curved lines for the knees.

– Draw a zig-zaggy circle for the flower.

– Finish up some details around the neck area.

Step 9

– Erase guidelines.

– Draw dashed lines at the top of the flower.

Finished Drawing of Horton from Horton Hears a Who

– Darken any remaining lines that you feel need work. And there you have it…a finished picture of Horton from Dr. Seuss’ book Horton Hears a Who!

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