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How to Draw a Reindeer
Draw a reindeer in 10 steps, about 8 minutes. Free, with a printable worksheet.
Each picture adds one red line. Draw that line, then scroll to the next picture. Rub out any dashed helper lines at the end. First up: the head.
Step 1: The head
Near the top left of your paper draw a big round head with soft cheeks. Leave room on the right.
Tip A big head makes it cute: as big as the body is deep.
Step 2: Eyes and nose
Draw 2 eyes and a small nose on the head. From the nose draw a line down to a smile.
Step 3: Antlers and ears
On top of the head draw 2 branching antlers curving up. Add a leaf ear on each top corner.
Step 4: Neck and ruff
Start behind the head and draw the neck down to the right. Under the chin draw a fluffy ruff.
Step 5: The body
Start at the neck. Draw a big bean body with a round bottom, round to the ruff.
Tip A bean, not a loaf: the bottom is rounder and higher.
Step 6: Two legs
Draw a ground line. Draw a front leg from the chest to a hoof, and a bent back leg.
Tip Each leg is thicker at the top, like a carrot.
Step 7: The far legs
Draw 2 thinner legs peeking out from behind the first ones. Start under the tummy and stop at a hoof.
Step 8: The tail
On the top corner of the bottom draw a short fluffy tail pointing back.
Step 9: Light colours first
Go over your lines. Colour the antlers, ruff and tail sand, and the ear insides peach.
Step 10: Colour it brown
Colour the rest brown, around the light parts, and the hooves dark grey. Leave the eyes white.
Your finished drawing
Follow the steps above and this is where you end up: a reindeer, drawn by you.
Every step in one picture
