How to Draw a Panda with Pencil (Easy Step-by-Step Guide)

Learn how to draw a panda with pencil in easy step-by-step instructions — perfect for beginners and animal art lovers. Includes tips on proportions, fur texture, ears, eyes, and shading for a lifelike sketch. In this drawing lesson, we will draw a panda with a pencil, and it is not necessary to paint with paints, since the panda has a black and white fur color. To "revive" the drawing of a panda bear a little, you can draw the surrounding landscape next to the panda: mountains, bamboo, etc.

Step 1. How to Draw a Panda with Pencil. The first steps of drawing a panda.

Draw a large semi-oval for the panda's head, which will also be the general outline of the bear's upper body. Next to it, draw four circles for upper paws. The bottom circles are slightly larger.

Step 2. Draw approximate contours of the panda paws.

At this stage, we need to add two more circles to outline the hind legs.

Step 3. Draw the contours of panda's front paws and nose.

Add the contour lines for the paws of the panda in our drawing. Also, add a circle to outline the position of panda's nose.

Step 4. Detailing the drawing of the head of a panda.

By this stage, you must very carefully "prepare" the preliminary drawing of the panda. Check again all the contours of the paws, torso, head and nose. Also, draw the ears, in the form of such contours resembling the ears of Shrek.

Then draw the eyes, the lower part of the bear's mouth, and only after that proceed to the most difficult line - the line of the chin.

Step 5. Drawing panda in detail.

In this step, you you need to correct some lines, add details on the panda’s “face”, draw claws and remove extra contour lines.

Step 6. How to draw a panda - final stage.

Now it remains only to shade the necessary parts of the panda's fur with a pencil, and the panda's drawing will be completely completed. The panda's coat is quite long and coarse, and you need to apply strokes with a "clearance" to create the texture of coarse fur.

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