How to Easily Draw a Kangaroo
Kangaroos are seen in the wild only in Australia and New Guinea. They are the best-known of the marsupials. Their young are known as joeys. The red kangaroo is the fastest of all the marsupials. The simplest way to draw a kangaroo is by using basic shapes that act as building blocks for the drawing. Here's how to use this method to draw a kangaroo in profile.
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Instructions
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Create the head of the kangaroo by drawing an oval shape, and then attach a bigger oval shape to the head. Position the larger oval underneath and mostly behind the smaller oval. This larger shape represents the kangaroo's body.
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Use rectangular shapes for the kangaroo's limbs and tail. Join two shapes together for each limb and tail. Attach them to the larger oval shape.
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Check that the proportions of the shapes accurately represent the kangaroo's. Where necessary, erase any inaccuracies and make corrections. Add more form to the preliminary shapes and gradually erase the earlier lines, giving more of a curved appearance to the head, body, limbs and tail.
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Begin depicting the kangaroo in greater detail once you have accurately portrayed the outline of the animal. Draw its long, pointed ears. Place them on top of the oval shape representing the head.
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Sketch a rough, round outline to represent the kangaroo's eye, and, from the eye, sketch a line to the tip of the kangaroo's snout. Begin sketching the kangaroo's nose and mouth. Check that the eye, nose and mouth are the correct distance from each other before drawing the features.
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Shade in the kangaroo from the ears downward. Use the side of your pencil to blend the shades of the kangaroo's coat together. Press hard on your pencil to achieve dark shading, and apply less pressure to achieve lighter shades.
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Tips & Warnings
Visualize how the completed kangaroo drawing will look when you are adding the basic shapes at the start. This will help you catch errors quickly.
Don't panic if your drawing doesn't resemble a kangaroo early on as you should be concentrating mainly on creating a base for your drawing.
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