How to Draw a Cute Kawaii Narwhal

I love drawing cute kawaii animals.

These types of drawings are super cute to add to any notebook or planner and they also make great drawing projects for kids.

And I’ve been obsessed with drawing kawaii animals lately.

I’ve already done multiple kawaii tutorials here. So, check it out if you haven’t already.

In this post, I’m going to show you how to draw a kawaii narwhal step by step so that by the end of the tutorial, you’ll get something like this:

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I am currently using an iPad Pro and an Apple Pencil to create my digital art.

But you can use any tool – a pen and paper or color pencils or Copic markers or Photoshop because the drawing method remains the same.

How to draw a kawaii narwhal – Step by step for beginners

I always start with very easy shapes so that anybody of any age can draw this.

So, let’s start by drawing a simple circle like this: this is going to be the narwhal – we are going to use it as a template.

1 - draw a circle

Next, we are going to draw almost 2/3rd of the circle. This is going to be the Narwhal’s body.

2 - draw the outline of the narwhal

Next, extend the bottom part of the circle like this to make the narwhal’s tail.

3 - draw a small extension

Now, extend the top part of the circle like this but don’t touch the two lines – they are going to be the narwhal’s tail!

4 - draw the top part of the tail

So, draw 2 cute tail fins at the tail.

6 - draw the tail fins

Next, I’ll draw a small horn near the front of the narwhal’s face.

6 - draw the horn of the narwhal

Now, erase the overlapping lines. And draw the indentations of the narwhal’s horn – ain’t that cute?

7 - draw the indentations on the horn

Next, erase the circle, we don’t need it anymore and draw 2 little fins side by side on the narwhal.

8 - draw the fins

Lastly, draw 2 eyes and a small mouth on our cute narwhal – ain’t that a cutie?

9 - draw the eyes and mouth of the narwhal

Easy, isn’t it?

We’re done drawing the cute kawaii narwhal.

Now, to color it!

You can color it any color you want.

I’m going to color the narwhal a cute blue color.

10 - color the narwhal

Next, use a lighter color to color its tummy.

11 - color its belly

And lastly, I’ll color the horn and add 2 blush spots to make the narwhal super cute.

add blush spots and color the horn

We’re done!

We’ve just finished drawing our cute kawaii narwhal!

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Congratulations!

You’ve learned how to draw a cute kawaii narwhal from scratch.

You can go ahead and add this drawing to your planner or notebook to make it come to life!

Drawing Resources

I hope this tutorial was helpful to you and you enjoyed drawing this cute kawaii narwhal.

If you want to see more tutorials on drawing kawaii animals and kawaii things, please leave a comment below on what you’d like to see next!

I will be adding more kawaii drawing tutorials (animals, food, and lots of things) to this blog, so keep a lookout!

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What do you need?

A sketchbook, Photoshop or Procreate, and a graphic tablet so that you can draw the kawaii characters. If you want to make stickers, you’ll need a printer and sticker sheets. I explain how to make stickers on Procreate here.

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