RODENTS AND WEASELS

Most small rodents have a large lower body and much smaller upper body. Rodents are very agile, with hind legs that are noticeably bigger than their front legs. They can easily curl into a ball, sit up, or stretch out their entire body to run and jump. These unique details make rodents different from other animals.

When making a mouse, start by drawing an oval to represent the shape of its back.

Add the front of the body and narrow it toward the small circle of the head. Then draw the snout, which should be particularly sharp and large compared to the rest of its body.

Draw the ears relatively large, and add a tail that’s long and tapered at the end.

Unlike the mouse, the groundhog has a rounder head, small ears, and a bushy tail.

Make everything in the ferret’s body more stretched out.

Hamsters like to sit up on their hind legs when something catches their attention.

If you view a hamster from the front, its body looks like many round shapes stacked on top of each other.