Cells are one of the most basic building blocks of life. Whether single-celled or multi-celled, all organisms have them. Animal cells differ from plant cells in several regards though, including the lack of vacuoles, chloroplasts, and cell walls. By knowing what organelles animal cells have and their general shapes, you can easily draw an animal cell.
In drawing this simple cartoon cell – keep in mind that this is an extremely generic and easy approach to doing so. Everything is simplified to look as it would in a basic diagram. Use your imagination to take things a step further with respect to all the inner parts (organelles) – which compose it.
Colors too by the way… come up with your own unique scheme.
Cells make up all living beings, from the smallest bacteria to the largest animals to walk the planet. They’re often nicknamed the building blocks of life, and they can come in a few variations.
Plant and animal cells are the most prevalent variant, and as their names suggest they make up all organic plant and animal life. We will be focusing on the animal variant in this guide on how to draw an animal cell.
Animal cells are generally small in size and cell wall is absent. Except the protozoan Euglena no animal cell possesses plastids. Vacuoles in animal cells are many and small. Animal cells have a single highly complex and prominent Golgi apparatus. Let`s draw a typical animal cell. Here we go.
By the end of this helpful tutorial, you will be able to accurately draw a cross-section of this amazing structure.
We hope that you have a fun and easy time as you work on this step-by-step guide on how to draw an animal cell in just 6 easy steps.
How to draw cell Step by Step
From start to finish – beginning with a simple framework of two basic shapes, here’s how to go about your drawing. Feel free to change yours up as you progress through each step.
- Begin by drawing the membrane
- Next – go ahead and bring the nucleus into view
- Add some mitochondria and some vacuoles
- And now some ribosomes (small circles), the rough and smooth endoplasmic reticuli, and the golgi apparatus
A cell consists of three parts: the cell membrane, the nucleus, and, between the two, the cytoplasm. … Within the cytoplasm lie intricate arrangements of fine fibers and hundreds or even thousands of miniscule but distinct structures called organelles.
Some cell Drawing pictures
And you’re done! 🙂
Again – the color scheme I used above – doesn’t necessarily depict its true colors, but they are meant to give it a more fun and interesting look.
I hope you had fun with this lesson. See you soon for another.



They provide structure for the body, take in nutrients from food, convert those nutrients into energy, and carry out specialized functions. Cells also contain the body’s hereditary material and can make copies of themselves. Cells have many parts, each with a different function.
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