How To Draw A Raccoon

When going well-nigh drawing a uncomplicated raccoon cartoon like the i pictured above, it's a good idea to sketch out a quick rough version of the grapheme beginning.

And yeah, that's what I normally practise when creating these lessons – a quick crude version on pencil or newspaper (or on the calculator using a tablet), followed by the breakdown and construction of its basic parts – giving a framework from which our character is based.

Here then, let'due south draw a cute and simple raccoon character – sitting in an upright position…

How to Draw a Raccoon Cartoon

Breaking down the body of our character – I've simplified things into a serial of circles – ones for the head, snout, and then two more for the body – one big (lower), and ane pocket-size (mid-department).

Here's the very first step in the arroyo…

Circles for drawing a raccoon cartoon

And so – something a flake more refined…

Here we can run into how overlap can assistance to visualize our raccoon drawing in 3D, forth with the placement of curved lines on the head – marking off a center line from which to position the animal's features (eyes, olfactory organ, etc.) around.

Here it is…

A framework for drawing a raccoon cartoon

Taking things a stride further now – here's another instance — this time, our framework has the added details to better help the viewer, see that it is in fact a raccoon that we're drawing.

So yep – ears, limbs and tail – here's how it looks!…

Completed cartoon raccoon framework of basic shapes

Next upward then – it's on to the bodily drawing!

Showtime off with a few simple lines on the caput – the eye, ear, and showtime of the snout area, sort of like this…

Drawing the face of raccoon cartoon character

And so, moving to the outer part of the caput, get ahead and sketch in some of the pilus near its cheeks, along with a few more simple lines – slowly bringing our raccoon cartoon character into view.

Hither's what we've got so far…

Drawing the head of a raccoon cartoon character

Alright – looking good!

Keep correct on going now – drawing in role of the arm and leg, and likewise – the other ear and eye.

Notice how I'm keeping a certain sequence in our approach? It's those parts which appear closest to the centre (your eye) that can exist ameliorate to draw earlier on. In this way, cartoon things that appear farther back – second…

You won't have to worry about erasing overlapping lines then much.

Drawing the arm and leg of a raccoon cartoon

More than unproblematic lines being places – here's how our raccoon's looking with information technology'due south body but well-nigh complete now…

Drawing the lower body of a raccoon cartoon

And yes – keep right on going…

Calculation a few more than lines here and there, to complete your raccoon cartoon drawing.

Drawing the feet of a raccoon cartoon

Of course, no fashion can we telephone call it a raccoon – if it doesn't have its trademark "mask".

Here in this footstep, you can see how I've added information technology in – staying with the flow, of the contours of the face.

Here's how it looks – tail in identify, and simply most finished at present…

Drawing the mask and tail of a raccoon cartoon

Oh aye – don't forget the stripes on the tail! 🙂

Drawing the stripes of a raccoon cartoon

And at that place we go – minus the underlying framework, a elementary blackness and white drawing of a raccoon…

Black and white drawing of a raccoon cartoon

One more step – adding a dash of colour…

Drawing of raccoon cartoon

And we're all done!

So yep, that's *one style* to draw a simple raccoon cartoon.

How did yours turn out?

If information technology'southward non the same – that'southward wonderful! It'south always great when you lot tin apply the examples here on the site for inspiration, and and so get alee and come up with your own unique characters.

Come across you again soon for another lesson!