In this lesson, you will learn how to draw a koala bear step- by-step. This guide consists of nine easy steps with helpful hints.
In this tutorial, I will show you how to draw a koala bear. I am sure that you will like this lesson, and you will get pleasant emotions from the drawing process.
Koala is a small animal that looks a lot like a koala bear. The main food of the koala is eucalyptus leaves. The koala spends a lot of time in trees and descends only to move to another tree.
Koalas have round ears and a wide nose. This is a distinctive feature of the koala, making the animal easily recognizable.
In the picture, the koala looks very cute. Pay attention to the proportions of the body, where the head is much larger than the body and the legs are very short. Try to take these proportions into account in your drawing.
Materials
- Pencil
- Paper
- Eraser
- Coloring supplies
Time needed: 30 minutes.
How to Draw a Koala Bear
- Draw the head and torso.
First draw a circle to depict the head and then add the torso with a smooth line.
- Add the elements of the face.
Depict the eyes in the form of two ovals, and add a large nose at about eye level.
- Sketch out the ears.
Koalas have large and round ears. Add spiky strands of fur around the edges of the ears.
- Add details.
Draw the fur on the head and the inside of the ears.
- Depict the front paws.
With the help of smooth curved lines, draw two short front paws.
- Sketch out the hind paws.
Draw two hind paws in the same position as in the example.
- Draw the belly and fingers.
Add the contour where the color of the fur will be different. Add strokes on the front paws.
- Correct inaccuracies.
With the eraser, carefully remove all unnecessary lines in the drawing.
- Color the koala bear.
You will need gray and black. Add highlights to the eyes.
You can now download the short version of the lesson as a free PDF file. Save this file, so you can always return to this lesson even if you don’t have Internet access.
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