We wanted this guide to show you that any drawing challenge can be made much easier if you have steps to follow and know what to do!
How to Draw A Reindeer – A Step by Step Guide
Reindeer are incredible animals that live in a variety of colder climates around the world. They’re rather distinctive in appearance with their fur and unique antlers.
They are also a symbol of festive Christmastime, as they are said to help Santa deliver presents around the world!
If you love these incredible creatures as much as many people do or you would like to get into the Christmas spirit with a reindeer drawing, then you’re on the right guide for that!
We made this guide on how to draw a reindeer in just 8 easy steps to show you how simple drawing one can be!
How to Draw A Reindeer – Let’s get Started!
This guide on how to draw a reindeer has some tricky elements to it, so we will take it slow! For this first step, we will begin with the head of your reindeer.
The head will be quite round, as you can see in the reference image that we have provided. The ear will be drawn onto the head as a curved line with a point at the end.
With that portion of the head done, it’s on to step 2!
Step 2 – Next, keep drawing the face of the reindeer
In this part of your reindeer drawing, we will continue drawing the face and the chest. Using the reference image as your guide, give the reindeer a pointy face with a rounded nose at the end.
Once you’ve drawn the face, you can draw a curved line coming down from it to create the chest of your reindeer.
How To Draw A Cartoon Reindeer Face
If you feel like practising your drawing skills with a festive cartoon reindeer, this is the blog post for you!
This cartoon reindeer has a bit of a back story. It started off life many years ago when I was still at school and had to design and make a project for my woodworking class. I can’t remember exactly why I chose a reindeer for my project…
All I know is that I drew the shape of the reindeer onto the MDF (I think it was MDF anyway) before cutting it out (with help, I’m sure!) and painting it. I also gave him a 3D red nose from a disc of wood painted red and glued to his face.
I was and still am very proud of that reindeer, and I see him every year still when Mum unpacks her Christmas decorations. He stands on the fireplace or mantelpiece, always looking ridiculously cheerful.
So here’s the how-to for a much more straightforward project. Let’s draw this happy cartoon reindeer!
Other than just being something fun to draw, this reindeer would make a great addition to many craft projects. He’d be great on the front of a Christmas card, on a gift tag, made into a garland and strung across a shelf or doorway, to decorate gift wrap or anything else you can think of!
I chose to colour my reindeer with markers. Looking back, I’d probably have used pencils instead. I often find I like the idea of colouring with markers, but when I come to do it, I don’t actually enjoy the process and tend to rush it. I also don’t tend to colour very evenly with markers. Anyway, it’s obviously up to you what you colour with, so choose whatever you like to use best.
If you want to outline first, make sure you use a pen that won’t smudge when you colour the reindeer. This is particularly important if you’re using markers or watercolours or some other wet medium. It’s so frustrating to end up with a smudged outline and muddy colours because of that one simple mistake.
And yes, I’m speaking from past experience… ♀️
