Here you’ll find an easy step-by-step tutorial video for how to draw a Reindeer and a Reindeer Coloring Page. He might look familiar to fans of “Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer”.

Rudolph the Reindeer Drawing

A drawing of a reindeer, made with the help of an easy step by step tutorial.

This how to draw a reindeer tutorial shares an easy way for children of all ages to draw this classic reindeer. His recognizable face and body are there, just like what they have seen on TV for so many years.

If your students are just learning how to draw, have them concentrate of getting all the shapes just where they want them. Older ones though, might have fun adding shadows along the edges of his brown body. Using extra pressure with their crayons will do the trick. Oh, and the same could be done with the trees, so that Rudolph almost has the same dimensional look as he did in his debut so long ago.

Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer is a 1964 Christmas stop motion animated television special that first aired Sunday, December 6, 1964. It has since been telecast every year, making it the longest continuously running Christmas TV special.

Why Draw with Guides?

You may have noticed that all of the tutorials on this website have a dashed vertical line and horizontal line running through each step. If students make their own centered lines on their own paper, before drawing, they will have an easy reference to follow. All they need to do is fold their sheet of paper in half both ways, and make a crease. The best part is, by the time the drawing is done, the creases will have disappeared!

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Reindeer Coloring Page

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Materials for a Reindeer Drawing

Drawing Paper

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Pencils

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Sharpie Markers Black

A permanent marker will give you a dark black color.

Colored Pencils or Crayons

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Watch a fun short video of a Reindeer drawing

Step by Step Directions to Draw a Reindeer

Time needed: 45 minutes

How to Draw Rudolph

Draw the egg shaped head.
Start the neck below.
Continue with the torso shape.
Draw the eye, mouth and nose.
Add two ears and chest line.
Draw the two closest legs.
Draw the further legs.
Erase gray lines and draw trees.
Trace with marker and color.

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