TikTok is usually full of dancing, pranks, memes and lots more. However, it isn’t usually drawings of a cow that tend to go viral. If you use the app, you’ve probably seen it on your For You page a lot, so why is a paper cow trending on TikTok?
It seems after years of playing games on our phones, getting out the Playstation or even a complicated board game, we’ve gone back to one of the simplest childhood enjoyments: drawing! Users on TikTok have been colouring in a cow from a template to create their own pet, with some even creating accounts for their cow drawing on TikTok.
Why Is A Paper Cow Trending On TikTok?
DIY trends have always been popular on TikTok, and the paper cow drawing is no different. The hashtag #paperanimals has 75.8 million views, with thousands of people getting involved to make their own cows.
Cows have been the most popular, with a huge 44 million views for #papercows. However, there have also been other animals such as pigs, koalas and hippos involved with this latest viral trend. Users have even created accounts for their animals and have fake lives for them, full of drama. Some are even using their paper pets to bring awareness to some conditions or illnesses:
One reason that the paper cow trend is so popular is because of how easy it is. All you need is some paper, or a card and some colouring pencils. You can make as many as you want, all with different ‘personalities’, pretty-much for free! Even if you don’t own a laminator, you can just use sellotape so that your animals are long-lasting.
All the animals are in a simple cartoon style so even those who aren’t artistically skilled can get involved. They also stand on two legs rather than four, so are a little more humanoid than your regular cow. If the thought of another year of adult life is a little daunting, take yourself back to easier days and spend an afternoon creating your own TikTok paper cow!
How To Make The Paper Cow TikTok Drawing
Making one for yourself couldn’t be easier, just follow the tutorial below!
You can make your cow, or any other animal any size that you wish, depending on how much time you’ve got. Those who are a fan of the paper cow trend have even taken to creating clothes for their animals. All you’ll need is either some tracing paper or plain white paper and access to some good lighting.
By laminating your paper cow and their clothes, you can use sticky tape to remove the clothes and try out other pieces too! Move over Barbie, there’s a new dress-up doll in town!
Others have created houses for their pets made out of paper too. Here, they can store their paper cow clothes, make a bed for them, or even house-share with other TikTok paper animals!
Whether you want to get involved yourself, or just look at everyone else’s efforts, you have to admit that paper cow TikTok is one of the cutest places to be.