Learn how to draw a great looking Pangolin with easy drawing instructions and video tutorial.
By following the simple steps, you too can easily draw a perfect Pangolin.
Step-by-Step Instructions for Drawing a Pangolin
How to Draw a Great Looking Pangolin for Kids and Beginners - Step 1
1. Begin the cartoon pangolin outline by drawing the animal's head. Use curved and straight lines to enclose a partial rainbow shape. This will become the helmet-like scales on the head.
Then, use curved lines to enclose the snout and neck. Within the face, use a curved line for the nostril, and enclose the arched shape of the eye using a straight line and a "U" shaped line. Shade an oval-shaped pupil within the eye.
Drawing Step 2
2. Use long curved lines to draw the pangolin's arm and belly. At the end of the arm, enclose a curved triangle shape, and band it with two curved lines. These are the pangolin's long claws.
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Drawing Step 3
3. Draw the rear leg, again using long lines for the sides of the leg and a striped, curved triangle for the long set of claws.
Drawing Step 4
4. Use long curved lines to draw the pangolin's tail. At the bottom, notice the additional line that overlaps the bottom of the tail and gives it a three-dimensional appearance.
Drawing Step 5
5. Use a long curved line to draw the pangolin's back, completing its outline. Then, draw the remaining foreleg, partially hidden behind the other legs.
Notice that it is raised, taking a step. Again, use curved lines for the sides of the leg and a striped, curved triangle for the long set of claws.
Drawing Step 6
6. Begin drawing the texture of the scales on the pangolin's head and shoulders. Use waving lines consisting of many connected "U" shaped lines.
Drawing Step 7
7. Continue drawing the scalloped lines that indicate the pangolin's scales. Texture its forelegs.
Add More Details to Your Pangolin Picture - Step 8
8. Texture the pangolin's scaly back and rear leg, using wavy lines for the scales.
Complete the Outline of Your Pangolin Drawing - Step 9
9. Draw wavy lines indicating the pangolin's scales all the way to the tip of its tail.
Color Your Pangolin Drawing
Your cartoon pangolin outline is now complete. Color your drawing. There are eight species of pangolin native to Asia and Africa, each one covered in brown scales.
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Learn More About The Pangolin Drawing
Have you ever heard of an animal called a pangolin? If not, that's okay. We will introduce you to it in the following pangolin drawing guide.
Its step-by-step format is easy, and you'll have a new animal friend in no time!
Pangolins look like a combination of this armadillo drawing and an anteater. They are covered in armored scales and curl up into a ball when they're afraid.
Scroll down for a downloadable PDF of this tutorial.
Some pangolins live in trees while others live in burrows. Can you see the sharp claws that help the pangolin to dig? Their long tails are prehensile, and they use them to hold onto tree branches.
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