The Highland cow is the long-haired one from the Scottish hills, and its coat is the whole point of the page: every tuft is drawn as a separate stroke. Coloring it is slow, patient work for an older child or an adult, best with two browns, a light one first and a darker one in the gaps between the tufts. The horns stay pale. This Highland cow drawing is the shaggy cousin of the cow and calf.
A shaggy Highland cow with long curved horns and a fringe over its eyes.
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Highland Cow: how to draw it step by step
Here is highland cow in 7 steps.
Draw the two long horns curving up and outward.
Add the head between them with the ears tucked underneath.
Hang the shaggy fringe down over the eyes.
Draw the wide nose with its two nostrils.
Build the heavy body in long, wavy tufts of hair.
Add the four short legs, hairy at the top.
Finish with the tail and a few more strokes of coat.
What you need
Paper, a pencil and an eraser.