How to Draw a Red Panda
In this lesson, you will learn how to draw a red panda. This walkthrough consists of twelve steps, each of which has a detailed description.
This lesson will be very exciting and unusual, because in it, we will tell you how to draw a red panda. This animal is very beautiful and cute, but most often it can be found in a zoo or nature reserve, since these animals are on the verge of extinction.
The red panda looks like a very funny and friendly animal. These animals have tenacious claws, which allows them to climb trees perfectly. These pandas are medium and look like a bear cub, a raccoon, a cat, and a bit of a puppy.
The red panda has a very fluffy tail, a pointed muzzle with small eyes. Typically, these animals appear larger than they really are due to their thick, fluffy furs.
This step-by-step instruction was created specifically for beginner artists, so you will not encounter complex elements in it. Get started with this great tutorial to improve your artistic skills.
Time needed: 1 hour
How to Draw a Red Panda
- Add basic markup.
To indicate the location of the head and body of the red panda, you should depict two oval-shaped figures and one incomplete oval.
- Add guidelines.
Draw the line of the back, indicate the location of the tail, and the front and hind limbs of the red panda using curved lines.
- Depict the eyes and ears of the animal.
Inside the outline of the head, draw the eyes as two large dots, add two symmetrical ears at the top of the head in the form of curved lines.
- Depict the nose, mouth, and chin of the animal.
At the bottom of the red panda’s head, add some rounded and curved lines, as shown in the picture.
- Add the outlines of the front paws of the red panda.
Near the previously drawn auxiliary lines indicating the location of the front paws of the animal, depict curved lines.
- Finish drawing the front paws of the red panda.
Now you should draw the feet and toes on the front paws of the red panda, adding some curved lines.
- Sketch out the belly and finish drawing the tail.
From the previously drawn front paw, draw a curved line to mark the hind paw. Connect the back of the body with the line of the tail.
- Draw the outlines of the red panda’s hind legs.
Now add some curved lines near the markings indicating the location of the red panda’s hind legs.
- Finish drawing the pair of hind legs.
Add the feet and toes at the bottom of the previously drawn paws. To do this, use curved and rounded lines.
- Finish drawing the head of the red panda.
Sketch out the whiskers, the inside of the ears, and also depict the panda’s fur using short dashed lines.
- Finish the sketch of the drawing.
Now you just need to remove the extra auxiliary lines drawn earlier. Use the eraser to prepare the drawing for coloring.
- Color the drawing.
To color the red panda, use black, gray, and various shades of brown. Mark the color transitions with hatching.
So this wonderful drawing lesson dedicated to the image of the red panda has come to an end. In order to make your drawing look more realistic, at the coloring stage you should apply colors with hatching, so you will depict six red pandas. Now you know how to draw a red panda, and you can draw this animal against the background of any natural landscape, depict it as the main subject of your drawing, and draw other animals.
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