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To draw this cartoon Polar Bear step by step, follow along with the video tutorial below and pause the video after each step to draw at your own pace. You may find it easier to follow the step-by-step drawings below the video. The new lines in each step are shown in red, so you'll know exactly what to draw next. You may want to open the video in a new tab and use both drawing methods. Take your time and draw at your own pace.

 

Written step-by-step video tutorial:

 

For the first few steps, don't press down too hard with your pencil. Use light, smooth strokes to begin.

 

 

Step 1: Draw two small ovals for the polar bear's eyes. Sketch lightly at first so that it's easy to erase if you make a mistake. Inside each eye, draw two tiny circles to represent glare. Shade the eyes but don't overlap the tiny glare circles. Don't push down too hard with your pencil. You will be erasing it after inking it in a later step.

 

Step 2: Under the eye on the right, draw a small oval on its side for the nose. Sketch lightly at first and only darken when you get the shape right. Add a smaller, thinner oval inside for glare. Shade the polar bear's nose but don't overlap the glare oval.

 

Step 3: To the right of the nose, draw a short, curved line for the cheek. At the bottom, curve the line toward the left side for the bottom of the polar bear's head.

 

Step 4: Draw the top of the polar bear's head by first making a small mark high above the eye on the left. Now connect the mark to the cheek at the bottom to form the head. The line for the side of the head should be very close to the eye on the right.

 

Step 5: On the top, left side of the head, draw a small, wide arc as a guide for the first ear. The shape of the polar bear's ear should be similar to the letter C on its side. Add the other ear on the top, right side. Add a short line within the shape of each ear for more structure.

 

Step 6: Under the ear on the left, draw a curved line for the other side of the head.

 

Step 7: Under the head, on the right side, draw a curved line for the polar bear's chest.

 

Step 8: To the left of the chest, draw two vertical lines for the polar bear's first leg. Close off the shape at the bottom by connecting the two vertical lines with a short, horizontal line.

 

Step 9: To the right, draw the front part of the other leg the same way. To the left, draw a curved, horizontal line for the underside of the polar bear's body.

 

Step 10: To the left, draw the polar bear's hind leg the same way. Start with two vertical lines. At the bottom, close off the shape with a short, horizontal line.

 

Step 11: Under the polar bear's body, draw the visible portion of the other hind leg as a short, angled line.

 

Step 12: Make the line for the hind leg longer to create the back of the polar bear's body. To the left of the head, draw a curved line for the back but don't connect the body lines. Where the gap is, draw the polar bear's tail using a series of short, curved lines.

 

Step 13: Using a pen or marker, carefully go over the lines to make your polar bear drawing permanent. After inking, get rid of every pencil mark with an eraser.

 

Final Step: Polar bears are white, so you can stop here or add a bit of light blue for shadows. Add the shadows mainly to the sides and bottom. Don't forget to pause the video to draw at your own pace.

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