Easy How to Draw a Koala Tutorial and Koala Coloring Page

Below you'll find an easy step-by-step tutorial for how to draw a Koala and a Koala Coloring Page. Now two fun options are available on the same page!

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

Here are some quick facts before you learn how to draw a Koala. The very first is a correction on what their correct name is.

You may have heard people call them koala 'bears' before, but these animals aren't bears at all – they are in factmarsupials. As group of mammals, most marsupials have pouches where their newborns develop. Call them a koala bear and someone in Australia will be flinching at the mistake. Those that know and love these animals hate to see misinformation spread about them.

While koalas are not officially endangered right now, their status is unstable and population numbers are dropping. Their decline is due to a combination of climate crises, bushfires, habitat loss, tree clearing and disease. The WWF-Australia has warned that koalas could become extinct in New South Wales, Australia's most populous state by 2050.

This simple tutorial was made to bring more awareness to the plight of these fascinating and adorable animals. The body has been simplified to just a few easy shapes to draw, but the overall look is still as cute as ever.

The first option below is recommended for younger elementary students, as it focuses on just some simple overlapping shapes. The second is just a bit more complex and allows for some fun shading practice too.

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A step by step tutorial for how to draw an easy Koala, also available as a free download.

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

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Koala Coloring Page

Koala Coloring page, available as a free download.

How to Draw a Koala Materials

  • Eraser. Large ones you can hold in your hand do a much better job than just the pencil tips.
  • Black Sharpie Marker. These fine point permanent marker pens make nice black outlines, have a good tip for coloring, and never bleed when they get wet. Use them with good ventilation and add extra paper underneath to protect your tables.
  • Prang Crayons. These are a bit softer than other crayons so they sometimes look like oil pastels. They also have a some nice brown shades that Crayola does not have unless you buy their larger boxes.
  • Crayola Crayons. The reliable brand that always works well. The 24 pack has some of my favorite golden orange and yellow colors that seem a bit richer and warmer than the ones Prang has.

How to Draw a Koala Directions

Time needed:30 minutes.

How to Draw a Koala Step by Step

  1. Draw a large circle.

  2. Add two diagonal lines.

  3. Add one ear on the left side.

  4. . Draw the other ear, partly behind the tree.

  5. Add nose and eyes for the face.

  6. Draw a curved arm below the head.

  7. Add two legs wrapped around the tree.

  8. Add a small hand, and erase the gray lines.

  9. Trace the drawing with a marker and color.

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Another Koala Coloring Page

Another Koala Coloring page, available as a free download.

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

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