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How to draw a racoon with a pencil step-by-step drawing tutorial.

Updated: Dec 6, 2023

In this drawing tutorial, we will look at how to draw a raccoon with a pencil step by step.

How to draw a racoon with a pencil step-by-step drawing tutorial.


Step 1. Draw a tree for our racoon and outline the position of racoon's head.

First draw a tree with branches and place a circle where the head of the raccoon will be.

Step 1. Draw a tree for our racoon and outline the position of racoon's head.

Step 2. Draw racoon's muzzle.

Draw the muzzle, ears, eyes and nose.

Step 2. Draw racoon's muzzle.

Step 3. Draw racoon's body.

Next, draw the raccoon's body.

Step 3. Draw racoon's body.

Step 4. Draw the fur on racoon's head.

We imitate hair on the head of our racoon and define the boundaries of the dark hair of the raccoon, while first erasing the original lines of the head. I didn't remove it so you can see it clearly.

Step 4. Draw the fur on racoon's head.

Step 5. Draw the fur on racoon's body.

Then, having erased the lines of the body of the raccoon, in the same places we imitate fur. They are simply curves of varying length, close together and in the direction of the racoon's hair growth.

Step 5. Draw the fur on racoon's body.

Step 6. Hatching the body of the racoon.

We paint over the dark area of ​​the animal's body with an HB pencil, i.e. not light tone.

Step 6. Hatching the body of the racoon.

Step 7. Drawing fur on racoon's head.

Take a 2B or 4B pencil and draw the hair near the eyes in small curves close to each other in the direction of hair growth. Next, we draw fur on racoon's head, darken inside the ears and the nose.

Step 7. Drawing fur on racoon's head.

Step 8. Continue drawing fur on racoon's body.

We draw the fur on the paws keeping in mind the direction of the hair growth.

Step 8. Continue drawing fur on racoon's body.

Step 9. Draw fur on racoon's stomach.

We draw fur on the belly of our raccoon.

Step 9. Draw fur on racoon's stomach.

Step 10. Continue hatching racoon's fur. Draw racoon's whiskers.

Unless you left white spots for racoon's whiskers, you can "draw" them with the tip of the eraser. Draw the fur near the head on the left in a lighter tone with an HB pencil, and also paint over the paw of the animal with it. You can also go over the eraser to brighten this place.

Step 10. Continue hatching racoon's fur. Draw racoon's whiskers.

Step 11. Finishing the drawing of the racoon.

By this step our our drawing tutorial, we finalized the drawing the raccoon. Tail color alternates between black and not so much.

Step 11. Finishing the drawing of the racoon.

Step 12. Drawing the tree for our racoon.

Now, we got to the tree. Make the shading in a light tone.


Step 13. Finalizing the drawing of a racoon on a tree.

Using the method of curls, curls, we imitate the bark of a tree. Between the fingers of the raccoon on the tree, paint over with a dark color. The drawing of the raccoon is ready.

Step 13. Finalizing the drawing of a racoon on a tree.


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