How to Draw an Opossum
Learn how to draw an opossum in just nine easy steps. This guide is helpful and interesting. Start the lesson and get useful skills!
In this drawing lesson I would like to tell and show you how to draw an opossum. If you follow these instructions carefully, you can easily and quickly draw a very cute opossum step by step. This tutorial is made especially for beginners and kids, it consists of only nine simple steps.
An opossum is a mammal that looks like a large rodent. These animals appeared on the planet about a hundred million years ago. The muzzle of the possum is elongated, and the tail, as a rule, is not covered with fur.
The tail of the opossum is strong and thick enough that with the help of it the animal grabs the branches, moving through the trees. And also it is on the tail that opossums hold on to branches during daytime sleep.
The opossum is harmless to humans and quite shy. These animals can be kept at home as pets. So, if you also like this cute animal, you can start drawing a possum right now.
Materials
- Pencil
- Paper
- Eraser
- Coloring supplies
Time needed: 30 minutes
How to Draw an Opossum
- Draw the outline of the head.
Depict the front of the opossum’s head elongated and pointed using a curved line.
- Add the lower part of the jaw.
Draw the opossum’s mouth wide open using curved lines.
- Outline the rest of the head and back.
Connect the previously drawn lines with a curved line and add a line to represent the back.
- Add the outline of the belly and paw.
Draw the opossum’s paw with three pointed fingers and the belly using a curved line.
- Sketch out the back paw.
Depict this paw also with three built-up fingers, like the previous one.
- Depict the animal’s tail.
Connect the line of the hind leg and back with two lines, draw the tail pointed.
- Add details.
Draw the eyes, nose, teeth, ears, hair and one more paw of the opossum.
- Sketch out the fur.
Throughout the body of the animal, draw short, curved and zigzag lines.
- Color the drawing.
To color the opossum, use black, pink, and gray.
I created a PDF file for you with a short version of this lesson. You can download this file and use this tutorial and other useful materials at any time, even if you do not have an Internet connection.
