How to Draw a Howling Wolf
Young artists will love learning how to draw a howling wolf in 9 easy steps.
Create along with these clear 9 drawing steps. You’ll learn the basics for drawing a howling wolf.
This lesson only takes about 30 minutes and has a PDF near the bottom of the lesson you can easily print or download. The pdf lesson even contains a “coloring book” page with just the line art. This pairs well with crayons. This is wonderful for very young children needing extra guidance and are looking to shade in a howling wolf.
Enjoy the process of learning how to draw a howling wolf. Go beyond the lesson…don’t forget to add some unique details. Don’t forget about the free PDF guide.
Materials
- Pencil
- Drawing Paper
- Crayons or Colored Pencils
- Black Marker (optional)
- How to Draw a Howling Wolf Printable PDF (see bottom of lesson)

This lesson will teach you how to draw a howling wolf. We will draw attention to the shapes of each section and types of outlines created making sure that the artwork looks great.
Time Needed: 30 minutes
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Outline The Head Shape
Form the outline of the howling wolf’s head.
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Draw The Face
Draw a line for the eye and a curve for the nose. Then, create two small, pointed shapes to draw the sharp teeth.
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Attach The Ear
Draw the visible ear attached to the head by creating a V-shaped line with a thin triangle shape.
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Form The Fur
Form the wolf’s fluffy fur by drawing the bumpy shape as shown.
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Outline The Body
Outline the shape of the body similar to the illustration. Leave the bottom part open!
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Attach The Legs
Draw the wolf’s legs by attaching the two vertical shapes on the bottom of the wolf’s body as shown. Don’t forget to draw the wolf’s belly as well by making a wavy line.
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Draw The Tail
Draw a pointy shape for the wolf’s tail.
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Form The Other Two Legs
Form the other two legs by drawing the thin shapes similar to the previous step.
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Complete The Howling Wolf Drawing
Let’s complete the howling wolf drawing by first coloring the sharp teeth, legs, underside of the tail and the mane of the wolf with a white crayon. Next, shade the ears with a pink crayon and the nose with a black crayon. Now, use a blue crayon to color the wolf’s fur.
How to Draw a Howling Wolf PDF Download
Click the link below to view or download this drawing lesson. The PDF is a printable drawing lesson for How to Draw a Howling Wolf. The last page of the downloadable PDF includes a coloring book page with just the outlines and an extension exercise for prompting kids to get creative!