How to draw a kangaroo

If we want to learn how to draw a kangaroo, first we need to know  how  it looks like. Here are some pictures of kangaroos from the internet:

Kangaroo is a famous exotic animal from distant continent Australia. We know that there are many kinds of kangaroos but most known is a big herbivorous creature with narrow shoulders little elongated head and very strong tale and hind legs. Being disturbed it jumps and moves very quickly. Kangaroo is coward but sometimes  it can show courage (when damaged or protecting the offspring).

Step by step tutorial of drawing a cangaroo  1

1 . Make a schematic   pencil  sketch:

2 . Draw  arched  line   of the back. It looks humplike because the animal`s  body is tilted forward. Long tail rests on the ground.  The neck  is straightened up.

3 . Draw the hind legs. Outline the conical shape of curved tail.

4 . Add the front paws.

5 . The head resembles a horse`s or even a donkey`s one because of the long ears.

This is our first picture of a kangaroo, but we continue to learn  how to draw  kangaroo

 How to draw a cangaroo-step by step  lesson 2

1 . Outline the back.

2 .  Draw the hind leg  which is nearer to us.

3 . Add the second hind leg and the line of  kangaroo`s belly. The tail looks very reptilian.

4 . The front paws resemble the hands of a boxer.

5 . Head  is turned to the viewer and the muzzle is very nice: large eyes, high forehead, long nose, large oval ears.

How to draw a jumping kangaroo

When you  kangaroo pictures  are ready, sketch some native Australian plants around it as a background – eucalyptus for example, let it feel at home.

And here is one more  kangaroo picture:

It was an article from the series “How to Draw Australian Animals”.