Art Tutorials - How To Draw a Bat

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  • Lets draw a picture of a bat!
    You can email it to someone special using ArtBug!


    Click on the page turning tool to turn your page.
    Select the soap and the black to make your picture black.
    Bat's like to be awake at night time!
    ArtBug - How to draw a a Bat with ArtBug's Angela Seanor
    ArtBug Soap Tool
  • Select grey and the felt-pen with the circle shown and draw a blob like mine, this will be your bat's head.
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    ArtBug Felt Pen Fill
  • Keeping the same grey select the large triangle and give your bat two ears, you can turn the trianle to be at the right angle by clicking on the top triangle.
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    ArtBug Felt Pen Fill
  • Use the felt-pen and the second smallest circle to draw two curves like mine, they will be the tops of the wings.
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    ArtBug Felt Pen Fill
  • Using the same felt-pen draw two dots under each wing like mine, they will help you to get the wings the right shape like a dot-to-dot.
    ArtBug - How to draw a a Bat with ArtBug's Angela Seanor
    ArtBug Felt Pen Fill
  • On each side of your bat join the edge of the wing to the first dot with a curve like the one below.
    ArtBug - How to draw a a Bat with ArtBug's Angela Seanor
    ArtBug Felt Pen Fill
  • Then do two more curves like the ones below.
    ArtBug - How to draw a a Bat with ArtBug's Angela Seanor
    ArtBug Felt Pen Fill
  • Then two curves like these to complete the wings.
    ArtBug - How to draw a a Bat with ArtBug's Angela Seanor
    ArtBug Felt Pen Fill
  • Select the bucket fill tool and click inside the wings and the head of your bat to fill it it.
    You may need to use the felt-pen for any bits left black.
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    ArtBug Flood Fill
  • Select white, the smallest circle and the felt-pen.
    Draw your bat a lovely smile and don't worry if it looks a bit dotted, that's just fine!
    ArtBug - How to draw a a Bat with ArtBug's Angela Seanor
    ArtBug Felt Pen Fill
  • Use the white, the felt pen and the star shape to add some stars.
    Select the triange shape and the thrid triangle to give your bat some teeth.
    ArtBug - How to draw a a Bat with ArtBug's Angela Seanor
    ArtBug Felt Pen Fill
  • Select the largest circle to make a full moon.
    Then click on black and the second smallest circle to draw your bat some eyes.
    ArtBug - How to draw a a Bat with ArtBug's Angela Seanor
    ArtBug Felt Pen Fill
  • Ohhhhh, everyone will be just batty about your bat picture!
    Now let your bat fly off to someone special using its echo location!


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