How to Draw a Reindeer
Nearly everything on this reindeer is a circle or an oval, so the antlers and the legs take the most care. Start with a round head. Draw it lightly, so the ears and antlers in step two can overlap it.
Face and body
Step three fills the face with big ringed eyes and a round nose set low. The smile sits just under it. Step four brings a long oval body and a round chest below the head. Let them overlap so the reindeer looks solid. Step five stands four straight legs under the body, and step six finishes them with small hooves and adds a fluffy tail. The last step is a collar with a bell and the inner ears. Orange marks what is new in each box of the 3 by 3 grid, and black what came before.
After the steps
Box eight shows the finished reindeer. Box nine is an empty dashed frame marked Your turn. Both downloads, A4 and US Letter, carry a second page for practice, with a small finished reindeer and the seven written steps above a large box. On screen, the animation of about 23 seconds can be paused at each box. A dashed gray outline is there to trace. Shrinking the grid to fit the page makes the thin antler lines hard to see, so set the A4 or Letter PDF to 100 percent.
Draw a reindeer in 7 steps
New lines in each step are orange. Where a new part covers an earlier line, that bit turns dashed gray: rub it out.
Draw a big round head.
Add two floppy ears and two antlers.
Draw big eyes, a round nose and a smile.
Draw a long oval body and a round chest.
Add four straight legs under the body.
Add little hooves and a fluffy tail.
Finish with a collar, a bell and inner ears.
Tips to make your reindeer drawing easy
- Draw the head circle lightly at first so the antlers and ears can overlap it.
- Build each antler as a thick branch with three rounded points.
- Make the nose a big circle low on the face, with the smile just under it.
- Overlap the round chest and the oval body so the reindeer looks solid.
- Keep the four legs straight and evenly spaced, two near the chest and two near the tail.
- Watch the animation once before starting, then pause it at each new box.
Reindeer outline to print and trace
Print the finished outline on its own: trace over it with a pencil to learn the shapes, or use the dashed tracing sheet for younger kids who are still building pencil control. Both fit A4 and US Letter.
Color your reindeer
Finished drawing? Print one of our 2 reindeer coloring pages to color the same character in 2 difficulty levels, or color your own drawing with the step sheet beside you.
More reindeer activities
Frequently asked questions
Where do the four legs go under the reindeer?
Two near the chest and two near the tail, straight and evenly spaced. Step five draws them under the oval body.
What age is the reindeer drawing for?
It is tagged for ages 6 to 8. There are more parts than in the snowman drawing, so younger children usually need an adult beside them for the antlers and legs.
How are the antlers drawn?
Each one is a thick branch with three rounded points, added in step two along with the floppy ears. Drawing the head circle lightly first lets the antlers and ears overlap it.
Is there a tracing or animated version?
This page includes a dashed gray outline of the reindeer for tracing and an animation of about 23 seconds that draws it line by line.
About this printable
- Made with AI assistance (vector drawing authored by a language model) and checked by automated tests and an AI reviewer.
- Checked by automated tests and an AI reviewer on 22 Oct 2026.
- Free for personal and single-classroom use. See the license. Read the license · How these are made · Report a problem.
- Vector PDF, 2 pages, 186×254 mm art box — prints edge-safe on A4 and US Letter.
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