Sketching a small animal figure in a resting pose requires attention to compact body proportions and curved line work, and that is exactly what this guide covers with Abu from the Aladdin series, walking through how to draw Abu from a relaxed lying position. The 17 steps keep the process manageable without skipping over the details that make the character recognizable.
What This Tutorial Focuses On
This is a full-body line art drawing with no background, so all 17 steps go toward the character himself. The lying pose is the main challenge here because the body weight needs to read as settled and low, which means the proportions shift from an upright monkey stance into something flatter and more horizontal. The tutorial builds the form gradually, saving the smaller details like fingers and the curled tail tip for the later steps.
Abu’s Key Visual Features
- Small monkey with large expressive eyes
- Wearing a tall pointed hat
- Long curly tail curled at tip
- Lying down in relaxed pose
- Small hands and feet with defined fingers
If you are working through the full cast, the site also has Princess Jasmine and Jafar as step-by-step walkthroughs, plus the Genie and the lamp for a more complex composition to try after this one.
Understanding the Color Coding in the Steps
Each step image uses a three-color system to show exactly what is new and what came before:
- Red Color: lines added in the current step.
- Black Color: lines completed earlier.
- Gray Color: base sketch for structure.
How to Draw Abu: Step-by-Step Tutorial
Finished Your Sketch? Share It
Once the drawing is done, drop it in the comments below. It is always good to see how different people handle the tail curl or the hat shape. New tutorials get posted to Facebook and Telegram as soon as they go live, a new YouTube video goes up every day based on existing guides, and Pinterest stays updated regularly too. If you want to keep building out the Aladdin roster, check out Iago next or work through Aladdin himself for the full main cast. Supporting the project on Patreon helps keep new guides coming and gives you access to unique hand-drawn coloring pages as well.