How to Draw a Cartoon Kangaroo (the Easy Way) ppt

How to Draw a Cartoon Kangaroo
(the Easy Way)


G'day! In this lesson, we're going to take a trip to Australia as we learn
how to draw a cartoon kangaroo – it's easy once you've followed our
simple steps. So, let's hop to it, pick up our pencils and get started!

STEP-1: The Bouncing Basics of Our Cartoon Kangaroo
Are you ready to go 'down under' for some creative fun? Our cartoon
kangaroo is all set for a party with her family in Australia – she's even
brought along a balloon! So, to get things started, let's sketch out a few
basic shapes which will help us as we progress with our drawing. For
our first step in how to draw a cartoon kangarool, draw a large circle,
followed by two smaller intersecting ovals or egg shapes above, as in
our illustration. We now have the basis for our cartoon kangaroo!



STEP-2: Drawing the Details of Our Friend from Down Under
Now we've got the basic shapes, it's time to add some details to our
merry marsupial. Firstly, taking the two small ovals as your basis, draw
around these to form the shape of the head, just like in our
illustration.Then, join the head to the body (the large circle) by drawing
a curved line that goes all the way round. Make the line on the left-hand
side angular to represent the back of our cartoon kangaroo.
Learning how to draw a cartoon kangaroo is fun! Next, draw three
horizontal lines on the chest to represent our awesome Australian
buddy's chest and pouch – she'll need this when she's older to carry her
children around in! Finish off this stage by drawing an angular vertical
line for the leg.

STEP-3: Feeling 'Hoppy'? Let's Give Our Cartoon Kangaroo Some
Personality!
Our pretty partygoer now needs some extra details to give her some
personality. Firstly, draw a large, slender upside-down 'V' shape for the
ear of our cartoon kangaroo. For our next step in learning how to draw
a cartoon kangaroo, draw two large irregular circles for the eyes and
put a dot in the middle of each one. Then, sketch in the nose at the end
of the snout. Remember the leg of our cartoon kangaroo which we
started earlier?
Let's finish this off now by adding a large foot as in our illustration.
Kangaroos have very powerful legs for hopping around with and can
reach speeds of up to 70 kilometers an hour! Finally, no cartoon
kangaroo would be complete without a tail, which our sassy Sheila uses
for balancing. Remember to make this nice and large.


STEP-4: Getting Into The Party Mood by Adding a Balloon!
Our cartoon kangaroo is very excited about her party, but before she's
ready, we need to give her a balloon to carry. Draw a large oval high
above her head for now and draw two small box shapes on the balloon
to represent highlights.
Next, let's add another ear as if seen from the side and sketch in the
inner ear of the one on the left. Draw in some eyebrows to give our
cartoon kangaroo some expression, then add two small arms – one
hanging down by the body and the other raised up to hold her balloon.
When drawing the hands, remember to make the one on the right-hand
side clenched so it looks like she's holding something.
Then, draw a curved line going right up to the balloon. Awesome – our
cartoon kangaroo is almost ready to party! Finally, add another leg

sitting just behind the one you drew earlier. Sketch this in as if seen
from the side.


STEP-5: Let's Go Kangaroo Crazy With Color!
Now that we've finished drawing our cartoon kangaroo, it's time to
finish off our Antipodean artistry by going crazy with color!First of all,
take a black pen and draw around the outline of the body, before
rubbing out any lines you don't need.
Then, taking a medium shade of yellow, colour in the body of our
cartoon kangaroo from head to tail. After this, use a medium shade of
green for the inner ear, followed by a black pen for the eyebrows and
nose – remember to leave a small area white to represent highlight.
Finally, use your favourite shade of blue for the balloon and there you
have it – our cartoon kangaroo is ready to hop along to her party! We
hope you had fun learning how to draw a cartoon kangaroo.
Why not experiment by drawing some friends and family for her to
play with, or maybe some landscape around her? See you next time for
more awesome artistic fun!