How to Draw a Red Panda

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Last Updated: May 2, 2022

Drawing the Red Panda is simple to do and is perfect for beginners of all ages.

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1

Place your paper on a hard surface.
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Take your pencil and starting one third of a way down the page lightly draw an oval for the head.

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Draw two half circles on top of the oval to make the ears.
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Draw a bigger oval connected to the bottom half of the first oval. This is the main body.
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Draw two small circles inside of the bigger oval for the paws.
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Draw a fluffy, curved tail connected to the bigger oval. Like a tube with a rounded end to make the tail.
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Go back to the first oval and draw two black dots for the eyes.
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Add another smaller dot between the eyes a little lower to make the nose.
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9

Take your red pencil and make a curved line from each of the eyes going down to look like tears. These are markings that the majority of Red Pandas have.
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Color the remainder of the drawing. Red Pandas typically have reddish brown, white, and black colors. Their tails are striped white and red/brown or red/brown and black. Their ears are white, and limbs/paws black. If you want, you can have white circles above the eyes for cute, round eyebrows.

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You can buy them at any grocery store, craft store, or online from Amazon, eBay, etc.

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If you don’t have red can you use orange?

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Yes. In fact, use any colors you want! Be creative with your red panda. Being creative is important, so don't freak out if you don't have realistic colors.

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Thanks cuz I used orange.

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No problem! We are happy to help! Red pandas are a kind of red-orange colour in real life

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You can change the drawing in any way you like! There is no correct way to draw something. Have fun with it!

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If you want to add a hind leg, make a long flat oval inside the body and color it the same as the paws.

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Look up images for Red Pandas for coloring your drawing.

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