Below you’ll find an easy step-by-step tutorial for how to draw a Bear in a Sweater Tutorial and a Bear Coloring Page. There’s even a lesson about lines, one of the Elements of Art.

Bear in a Sweater Drawing

Simple drawing projects can teach young artists more than just how to draw. This lesson about how to draw a bear in a sweater could be fun just colored in any way students want, or students could be asked to consider a few other concepts, while they make a fun seasonal drawing.

Contrast. By keeping the head as just black and white art, while filling the clothes with lots of color, there is a lot of contrast created between the two.

Lines. Using rows of lines to fill in the head will also create an interesting look. They add a natural look of fur, without the use of any color.

Value. The spacing of the lines can make some areas look darker than others. The closer together the lines are, the darker the fur looks.

Another option is just to go with a fun, open ended project and ask students to draw the top of an Ugly Sweater on their bear. That’s a popular theme these days too, and calls for lots of creative thinking. Whatever keeps them drawing!

Student Art from Ismúinteoirmé

Student art drawings of Bears in a Sweater

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Bear in a Sweater Coloring Page

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Materials for Bear in a Sweater Drawing

Drawing Paper. This is the good stuff you can buy in bulk for a good price.
Pencils. I like how this brand always makes nice dark lines.
Black Marker. A permanent marker will give you a dark black color.
Stabilo Markers. This brand is my favorite, and they last a good long time too.
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