Animals · A drawing idea for little artists
How to Draw a fox: Pointed Face and a Broad Tail
Explore fox through four selected drawing stages. Focus on pointed face and a broad tail 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 fox with attention to pointed face and a broad tail.
Shapes and proportions
Use a pointed lower face and a broad upright tail to distinguish this fox from a round baby fox.
A common mistake
A narrow tail loses the strong second shape beside the body.
How to fix it
Reserve a wide space for the tail before placing the seated legs.
This fox study focuses on pointed face and a broad tail. Use a pointed lower face and a broad upright tail to distinguish this fox from a round baby fox. 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 9 for fox, not the next single stroke. Use a pointed lower face and a broad upright tail to distinguish this fox from a round baby fox. Compare its unfinished edges with the complete outline shown later.
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Selected stage 6: building the outline
This picture shows source stage 6 of 9 for fox, not the next single stroke. Reserve a wide space for the tail before placing the seated legs. Compare its unfinished edges with the complete outline shown later.
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Complete outline: pointed face and a broad tail
Compare the finished fox outline with the earlier selected stages. A narrow tail loses the strong second shape beside the body. Reserve a wide space for the tail before placing the seated legs.
Complete outline: pointed face and a broad tail · Preview image 3 of 4 - 04Selected stage
Crayon color: warm orange, brown, warm red
Use the colored fox example to compare the palette after checking the outline. The visible palette includes warm orange, brown, warm red. Keep repeated parts consistent and let small light flecks preserve the crayon texture.
Crayon color: warm orange, brown, warm red · Preview image 4 of 4
A little practice goes a long way
Make room for your own ideas.
The example uses warm orange, brown, warm red. Keep matching limbs and repeated parts in a consistent palette. Use light overlapping crayon strokes so the inner outlines stay visible. Reserve a wide space for the tail before placing the seated legs.
The next little step is yours
Like the idea?
Let’s make it together.
Open the “How to Draw a Fox Step by Step Fox Drawing Tutorial” 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.
