The snout-to-head ratio is where most people go wrong when drawing Yogi Bear’s head, and getting that wide muzzle to sit naturally under the glasses without throwing off the whole face takes a few tries. This tutorial is part of the Jellystone! drawing collection and walks through the head portrait step by step.
A Closer Look at This Head Portrait Sketch
The guide covers 14 steps and stays focused entirely on the bust portrait, so there is no body or background to worry about. The proportions are the main challenge here. The elongated muzzle needs to read as part of the head without looking tacked on, and the glasses and hat have to land in the right spots relative to each other. The result is clean line art with only the nose filled solid black.
Yogi’s Key Design Features
- Large rounded head with wide snout
- Small circular glasses, furrowed brows above
- Flat-brimmed hat sitting on top
- Black triangular nose on elongated muzzle
- Small round ear visible on left side
If you want to keep practicing with the Jabberjaw or work up to a full-body Yogi Bear, both tutorials are on the site. Drooper is another good one for getting comfortable with cartoon animal heads in this style.
Reading the Step Colors
Each step image uses a simple three-color system to show 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 Yogi Bear’s Head: Step-by-Step Tutorial
Show Off That Finished Sketch
Once the lines are clean and the nose is filled in, drop your finished drawing in the comments. It is always good to see how different people handle the muzzle and glasses placement. New tutorials go up on Facebook and Telegram right when they are published, a new YouTube video goes live every day based on existing guides, and Pinterest stays updated regularly too. For more Jellystone! characters to sketch, Snagglepuss and Cindy Bear are worth checking out next. If you want to help keep new tutorials coming, consider supporting the project on Patreon, where hand-drawn coloring pages are available exclusively for supporters.