Animals · A drawing idea for little artists
How to Draw a bat: Wide Wings and Tall Ears
Explore bat through four selected drawing stages. Focus on wide wings and tall ears and a textured crayon finish.
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These 4 pictures show selected moments from the drawing. For every step in between and a guide on your canvas, get the full lesson in LittlePaper.
What you will learn
Practice bat with attention to wide wings and tall ears.
Shapes and proportions
Spread the wings far beyond the narrow body and repeat curved dips along their lower edges.
A common mistake
Equal straight triangles make the wings look rigid.
How to fix it
Compare the long upper edge with the shorter curved sections underneath.
This bat study focuses on wide wings and tall ears. Spread the wings far beyond the narrow body and repeat curved dips along their lower edges. The exercise is about keeping these visible shapes readable before adding small marks or color.
These are four selected stages, not a complete stroke-by-stroke sequence. Blue guide lines mark additions in the source images. Compare the pictures for the overall shape changes; use the complete LittlePaper lesson for the smaller steps between them.
A few things to start with
Paper, a pencil and crayons matching the example. Leave room around the drawing for proportion checks before making the outlines darker.
A little peek at the drawing
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Selected stages · The complete drawing sequence is in the app.
Shapes, character & color
A look at the drawing stages.
Try the shape tips below on paper. When you’re ready to draw along with each small step, continue in LittlePaper.
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Selected stage 3: early shapes
This picture shows source stage 3 of 10 for bat, not the next single stroke. Spread the wings far beyond the narrow body and repeat curved dips along their lower edges. Compare its unfinished edges with the complete outline shown later.
Selected stage 3: early shapes · Preview image 1 of 4 - 02Selected stage
Selected stage 6: building the outline
This picture shows source stage 6 of 10 for bat, not the next single stroke. Compare the long upper edge with the shorter curved sections underneath. Compare its unfinished edges with the complete outline shown later.
Selected stage 6: building the outline · Preview image 2 of 4 - 03Selected stage
Complete outline: wide wings and tall ears
Compare the finished bat outline with the earlier selected stages. Equal straight triangles make the wings look rigid. Compare the long upper edge with the shorter curved sections underneath.
Complete outline: wide wings and tall ears · Preview image 3 of 4 - 04Selected stage
Crayon color: purple, lavender, cream white, dark charcoal
Use the colored bat example to compare the palette after checking the outline. The visible palette includes purple, lavender, cream white, dark charcoal. Keep repeated parts consistent and let small light flecks preserve the crayon texture.
Crayon color: purple, lavender, cream white, dark charcoal · Preview image 4 of 4
A little practice goes a long way
Make room for your own ideas.
The example uses purple, lavender, cream white, dark charcoal. Keep matching limbs and repeated parts in a consistent palette. Use light overlapping crayon strokes so the inner outlines stay visible. Compare the long upper edge with the shorter curved sections underneath.
The next little step is yours
Like the idea?
Let’s make it together.
Open the “How to Draw a Bat Step by Step” drawing idea in LittlePaper for the complete sequence. Follow a guide, pause when you need, and add your own colors.
Download LittlePaper from the App Store, then open the drawing idea inside the app.
Every step, at your pace.
See the full drawing sequence. Pause, replay, and take another look whenever a shape needs practice.
A guide where you draw.
Trace on the canvas, then try your own lines with a finger or Apple Pencil on a compatible iPad.
Make it yours. Keep the making.
Add crayon color, replay your creation, and give your picture a home in a digital 3D book.
