Bunny drawings by real artists
There's no one right way to draw a bunny. Here are 17 ways artists on Magma drew theirs, and how you can learn from them.
The realistic way
Work from a reference, a photo or your own rabbit, and build the soft fur out of many shades instead of outlines. These artists painted the round body, the long ears and the light on them.
Fur in loose strokes
The crouching rabbit (#57) has almost no outline. Its fur is short strokes of grey, brown and beige laid side by side, darker around the eye and nose, with a warm brown inside the ear.
One big round shape
The round rabbit (#11) is mostly a single egg shape with a small head on top. Soft light from the upper left and a dark shadow underneath make it look heavy and fluffy.
#57
The cute way
Simplify: a round body, a tiny face, pale colors and soft edges. A bunny needs very little to look like a bunny, so a few dots and two ears can be enough.
Two bumps for ears
The bunny bun (#140) is one soft oval. The ears are just two pink bumps on top, and the face is two small eyes, a tiny mouth and pink cheeks.
The loaf pose
The speckled bunny (#109) sits in a loaf: body and head as one rounded shape, ears up, no legs showing. Scattered purple flecks give the fur texture.
The fantasy way
Keep what makes it read as a bunny (the long ears, the round body, the front teeth) and change the rest: what it's made of, what grows on it, where it lives.
Add one thing
The jackalope (#77) is drawn like a real hare, down to the long hind legs and the whiskers. The antlers and the bead necklace are all it takes to make it a fantasy animal.
Change the material
The jelly bunny (#6) is a see-through pink blob with glossy highlights. Two tall ears and two front teeth are enough to keep it a bunny.
The storybook way
Stand the rabbit up, give it clothes or a job, and it becomes a character. Keep the animal parts (ears, whiskers, feet) and let the outfit tell the story.
Still a rabbit, just dressed
The rabbit in a waistcoat (#67) stands on its back legs with a teacup, but keeps a real rabbit's head, long ears and big feet. Light colored pencil-style strokes keep it soft, like a book illustration.
How to draw a bunny: learn it with others
The fastest way to get better at bunnies is to draw them next to other people. 2 of the 17 drawings on this page were made in Art Jams: shared canvases where everyone draws at the same time.
Join a bunny jam, watch how others handle soft fur, long ears and round bodies, and ask them how they did it. Or host your own: add a reference, share the link, and compare what everyone makes of it.
Drawing bunnies on Magma right now
No bunny jam is live at the moment. Browse the open Art Jams, or start your own and share the link.
Prefer steps? A quick guide
The basic shapes behind a sitting bunny. Once they're down, pick a way from above and make it yours.
- Head and bodyLightly sketch a small circle for the head and a big egg shape behind and below it, taller at the back where the hips are.
- EarsTwo long ovals on top of the head, standing up, leaning apart or flopping down for a lop. Add a narrower shape inside each.
- FaceEyes on the sides of the head, a little above the middle. A small Y for the nose and mouth at the front, and a few whiskers.
- Paws and back footTwo small ovals under the chest for the front paws. On the side, a big curved haunch with a long flat foot in front of it.
- Fluffy tailA small round puff at the back, drawn with a bumpy line so it looks soft.
- Clean up and colorErase the guides, add a few fur strokes on the chest and cheeks, then color. Soft pink inside the ears and on the nose finishes it off.
Bunnies on Magma
Counts from Magma's public Art Jams and posts, September 2026.
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How do you draw a bunny?
There's no single right way. Start with simple shapes (a small circle for the head, a big egg for the body, two long ears, a round tail), then pick a style: realistic, cute, fantasy or storybook. The easiest way to improve is to draw alongside others in a bunny Art Jam and see how they do it.
How do I draw a cute bunny?
Keep it round and simple: one soft body shape, short ears or two little bumps, small dot eyes and pink cheeks. The bunny bun and the speckled bunny on this page are good examples.
How do you draw bunny fur?
Skip the outline and build the fur from short strokes in several close shades, darker around the eyes and nose and lighter where the light hits. The crouching rabbit on this page is a good example.
Can my bunny drawing be on this page?
Draw it on Magma and post it to your public feed. We pick drawings for this page from public posts, and every one is credited to its artist.
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