Lying down rather than standing, so there are no legs to place and no height to get wrong, which makes it a gentle first reindeer for a young child. The spots along the flank are scattered and need no order. The scarf and the present are the two places a second color belongs. This easy Christmas drawing starts at five. The reindeer with baubles is the grown-up version.
A Christmas fawn lying down in a striped scarf.
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Christmas Baby Reindeer: how to draw it step by step
Here is christmas baby reindeer in 8 steps.
Draw the head large and round, with the muzzle low on it.
Add the two big eyes and the dark nose between them.
Stand the two big ears up and out, wide and soft.
Add the little tuft of fur between the ears.
Lay the body down behind, folded rather than standing.
Wrap the striped scarf round the neck.
Scatter the spots along the flank, no two the same size.
Finish with the present beside it and the ribbon on top.
What you need
Paper, a pencil and an eraser.