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How to draw a christmas reindeer: branching antlers and four standing legs
Determine the head direction first for the small profile profile.
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These 3 pictures show selected moments from the drawing. For every step in between and a guide on your canvas, get the full lesson in LittlePaper.
What you will learn
Practice this visual check: First draw two main branches, then add short branches in sequence, and finally check the four hooves with the same baseline.
Shapes and proportions
Determine the head direction first for the small profile profile. The head is branched from two long branches to form antlers; the two neck lines are connected to the horizontal body, the four legs are downward, and a collar is added to the side of the neck.
A common mistake
The antlers are forked and bunched together, and the four legs often fall at different heights.
How to fix it
First draw two main branches, then add short branches in sequence, and finally check the four hooves with the same baseline.
These three images are key-stage previews: the starting shape, the completed outline, and a new crayon color study. Follow the complete drawing sequence in LittlePaper. On paper, leave room around the first shape for the parts added later.
A few things to start with
Paper, pencil or black drawing pen, eraser, and crayons or colored pencils for color matching for this lesson.
A little peek at the drawing
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Selected stages · The complete drawing sequence is in the app.
Shapes, character & color
A look at the drawing stages.
Try the shape tips below on paper. When you’re ready to draw along with each small step, continue in LittlePaper.
- 01Selected stage
Position the basic shape first
Determine the head direction first for the small profile profile. Observe the position of the starting shape on the paper, leaving space for subsequent outlines and additional components.
Position the basic shape first · Preview image 1 of 3 - 02Selected stage
Connect profiles and arrange parts
The antlers are formed from two long branches on the head; the two neck lines are connected horizontally to the body, the four legs are downward, and a collar is added to the side of the neck. First draw two main branches, then add short branches in sequence, and finally check the four hooves with the same baseline.
Connect profiles and arrange parts · Preview image 2 of 3 - 03Selected stage
Select the color of the part to complete the crayon draft
The body of the reindeer is brown with four legs, the belly and neck are milky brown, the antlers are dark brown, the hooves are dark brown, and the collar is red with bells and gold. Apply the color first with light pressure, leaving the black outline, and then compare pairs of parts using the same color.
Select the color of the part to complete the crayon draft · Preview image 3 of 3
The next little step is yours
Like the idea?
Let’s make it together.
Open the “Christmas Reindeer Drawing (easy)” drawing idea in LittlePaper for the complete sequence. Follow a guide, pause when you need, and add your own colors.
Download LittlePaper from the App Store, then open the drawing idea inside the app.
Every step, at your pace.
See the full drawing sequence. Pause, replay, and take another look whenever a shape needs practice.
A guide where you draw.
Trace on the canvas, then try your own lines with a finger or Apple Pencil on a compatible iPad.
Make it yours. Keep the making.
Add crayon color, replay your creation, and give your picture a home in a digital 3D book.
