How to Draw a Fox
Tall ears are what make this drawing read as a fox. Make them taller than seems right. They sit on a round head with a soft chin, sketched lightly because every other part hangs from it.
White cheeks and a bushy tail
The cheek band in step 3 is two gentle waves that dip toward the chin and meet under the nose. Big eyes, a nose and a smile go in next, then a slim body with a white chest and two little front paws. The tail is last. It can be as big as the body, with a white tip that wraps across the front of the paws.
On the sheet
The steps fill a 3 by 3 grid on page 1. Boxes one to seven hold the steps, each new line in orange and everything earlier in black, box eight shows the finished fox and box nine is a dashed frame labeled Your turn. Page 2 has the finished fox and the step list along the top and a large open area for a bigger version. The tag says ages 6 to 8. Younger children can follow along when a grown-up draws each box next to them, while older ones can add whiskers, grass or a second fox. A dashed fox outline to trace and an 18-second animation are on this page too. With fit to page switched off, the A4 or US Letter PDF prints at 100 percent and all nine boxes keep their size.
Draw a fox in 7 steps
New lines in each step are orange. Where a new part covers an earlier line, that bit turns dashed gray: rub it out.
Draw a round head with a soft chin.
Add two tall pointy ears.
Add white cheeks down to the chin.
Draw big eyes, a nose and a smile.
Draw a slim body with a white chest.
Add two little front paws.
Wrap a bushy tail with a white tip.
Tips to make your fox drawing easy
- Sketch the head lightly at first, since every other part hangs from it.
- Make the ears taller than you think they should be; long ears are what make it read as a fox.
- Draw the cheek line in step 3 as two gentle waves that meet under the nose.
- Let the tail be as big as the body, and wrap its tip across the front of the paws.
- Play the animation once, pause it, and talk about which step looks hardest.
- When the pencil drawing is finished, go over it in black marker and color the fur orange.
Fox outline to print and trace
Print the finished outline on its own: trace over it with a pencil to learn the shapes, or use the dashed tracing sheet for younger kids who are still building pencil control. Both fit A4 and US Letter.
Color your fox
Finished drawing? Print one of our 2 fox coloring pages to color the same character in 2 difficulty levels, or color your own drawing with the step sheet beside you.
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Frequently asked questions
How many steps are on the fox sheet, and what are they?
There are 7: a round head with a soft chin, two tall ears, a white cheek band, eyes with a nose and smile, a slim body with a white chest, two front paws and a bushy tail with a white tip.
What parts of the fox are white?
The cheek band in step 3, the chest that goes with the slim body, and the tip of the bushy tail in step 7. Together they are the white markings on the fox.
How big should the tail be?
As big as the body. It is the last step, a bushy tail with a white tip that wraps across the front of the paws.
Is there a way to warm up before drawing freehand?
Yes. This page has a dashed gray outline of the whole fox to trace, plus an 18-second animation that draws it line by line.
About this printable
- Made with AI assistance (vector drawing authored by a language model) and checked by automated tests and an AI reviewer.
- Checked by automated tests and an AI reviewer on 22 Oct 2026.
- Free for personal and single-classroom use. See the license. Read the license · How these are made · Report a problem.
- Vector PDF, 2 pages, 186×254 mm art box — prints edge-safe on A4 and US Letter.
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