How to Draw Ninetales

Find good images of Ninetales to work from. Many strategy guides will have official images of the Pokemon in them, or you can look at the in-game sprites in the Pokedex on your Gameboy, Gameboy Advance or Nintendo DS. Look online and print out pictures if you need to.

Prepare your work area, making sure you can easily reach your pencils and eraser without having to get up. Set out your paper and have your reference images at hand.

Start with the head and face, which are generally fox-like though the snout is somewhat blunter than a real fox's. Draw the triangle-shaped ears standing upright and facing forward. The nose is black, while the eyes are red and almond-shaped. Remember the spiky shock of hair that crowns Ninetales' head, flowing backwards from between the ears.

Work on Ninetales' body, paying attention to the ruff of fur at Ninetales' neck. The back slopes downward from the shoulders, with rounded hindquarters ending just under the level of the shoulder. Draw its stocky legs, which end in large, three-toed paws.

Begin drawing the tails, starting with the lowermost tail. Each long, flowing tail has the general shape of a fox tail, albeit extended. Once the lowest tail has been drawn, follow the same general curve for the upper line of the next tail. Rather than separating it entirely, you can end the upper line against the upper line of the first tail to give the appearance of the next tail being behind the first. Continue in this manner until you have drawn all nine tails, looking to official images for reference if you have trouble.

Color in your Ninetales with the media of your choice, such as watercolor, colored pencil or marker. Ninetales is a pale yellow, with darker yellow-orange markings at the tips of its tails. The fur should be glossy, with highlights nearing white or platinum. The eyes are reddish, nearly burnt sienna in some depictions. Shiny Ninetales is silver, rather than yellow, with pale blue-grey at the tail tips.