Panda Drawing Ideas
Twenty one panda drawings you can copy straight onto paper, from a panda climbing bamboo to one stretching on all fours. Every one is a clean pencil outline with no shading and no colour. Pick one, keep it next to you, and copy it line by line.
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How to draw a panda step by step
A panda is one of the more forgiving animals to draw, because the body is just a large rounded shape and the face markings are simple ovals. Get the eye patches right and the panda reads instantly.
- Draw a circle for the head, kept fairly large and round.
- Add two small rounded ears on top, set close together rather than far apart.
- Draw the eye patches as two dark ovals angled slightly inward, with a smaller dot of an eye inside each one.
- Add a large rounded oval below the head for the body. A sitting panda is wide at the bottom, almost like a soft triangle.
- Draw short, thick arms and legs. Pandas have stubby limbs compared to their round bodies, so keep them short.
Darken your final lines once the shape looks right, then rub out the light guide circles underneath.
Which panda should you start with
If this is your first panda
Start with the easy sitting panda or the simple sitting panda. Both face forward with nothing else in the scene, so you can focus on the round body and the eye patches.
If you have drawn animals before
Try the panda holding a balloon, the panda with a gift box or the panda wearing a scarf. The panda body stays simple and you are only adding one small prop.
If you want a challenge
The stretching panda and the panda climbing a bamboo stalk are the hardest here, because the body twists into a different angle. Draw the main curve of the back first and the limbs will follow more easily.
What you need
An HB pencil, plain paper and an eraser. A 2B pencil helps for darker final lines, especially for the eye patches. Nothing here needs a tablet or special paper.
Three things that make a panda look like a panda
- The eye patches are too small. A panda eye patch is a large dark oval, much bigger than the eye itself. Small patches start to look like a regular bear.
- The ears are too big. Panda ears are small and rounded, set close to the top of the head. Large ears change the whole look of the face.
- The limbs are too long. Pandas have short, thick arms and legs compared to their round body. Long thin limbs make the drawing look like a different animal entirely.
Ways to use these drawings
Copy any of these by hand, or download and print them for yourself, your children or your classroom. They work as colouring sheets, tracing practice or line art for a card. The balloon, gift box and bow drawings all suit birthday cards. If you want to use one in something you sell, write to us first.