How to Draw a Mole: Easy 10-Step Guide for Kids

Ready to bring a burrowing friend to life? This tutorial is perfect for young artists ages 5 and up. You will only need a pencil, an eraser, and a piece of paper to master this adorable mole, helping you practice drawing organic shapes and textured fur lines.

10 Steps

🎯 Final Result

A friendly cartoon mole character, fully colored and ready for a drawing lesson.

Step-by-Step Instructions

Step 1: Sketching the Snout

Close-up of a pencil sketch showing the initial rounded nose and snout outline of a mole.

Start by drawing an irregular rounded shape for the nose, then extend curved lines to form the snout. Tip: Keep your pencil pressure light here so you can easily adjust the shape if needed.

Step 2: Defining the Head and Fur

Drawing the mole's head shape using jagged, short lines to represent fur texture.

Outline the head and cheek using short, overlapping curved lines to create a jagged, furry texture. Tip: Don't worry about making the lines perfectly smooth; the 'messier' the line, the more realistic the fur looks!

Step 3: Drawing the First Claw

Adding the mole's chest and a large, teardrop-shaped claw for digging.

Use jagged lines to sketch the chest and the powerful forelimb. Add a teardrop shape at the end for the claw. Tip: Moles are expert diggers, so make that claw look strong and slightly pointed.

Step 4: Adding More Toes

Detailing the mole's front paw with multiple toes and teardrop-shaped claws.

Continue the paw by adding overlapping curved lines for the toes, each ending in a small teardrop claw. Tip: Try to vary the size of the toes slightly to make the paw look natural.

Step 5: Sketching the Second Paw

Adding the second front paw to the mole drawing to show depth.

Draw the second paw using the same technique: overlapping curves for the toes and teardrop shapes for the claws. Tip: Since the mole is facing forward, this paw should look slightly behind the first one.

Step 6: Forming the Back and Hip

Drawing the mole's back and hip area using a mix of smooth and jagged lines.

Finish the forepaw, then draw a long, smooth line for the back. Use short, jagged strokes for the hip area to maintain that furry look. Tip: Use a continuous motion for the back to keep the line clean.

Step 7: Adding the Rear Foot

Adding the smaller rear foot of the mole with detailed toes and claws.

Draw the rear foot with smaller teardrop claws. Tip: Notice how the rear claws are smaller than the front ones; this helps show the mole's anatomy for digging versus walking.

Step 8: Adding Tail and Nose Details

Adding the mole's tail and refining the nose with small, jagged details.

Enclose the tail with jagged lines and add a small, textured line across the nose. Tip: Keep the tail short and stubby—moles don't have long, flowing tails!

Step 9: Final Fur and Whiskers

Adding final fur texture and whiskers to the mole drawing.

Add final touches of fur texture along the back and paws using short, quick strokes. Don't forget the whiskers on the sides of the nose! Tip: Whiskers should be thin, straight lines to contrast with the fuzzy body.

Step 10: Color Your Mole

Finished mole drawing colored in soft grey tones.

Your outline is finished! Use shades of light grey or brown to color your mole. Tip: Use a circular motion with your colored pencil to fill in the fur, leaving a little white space to make it look soft.