Python’s turtle module makes drawing fun and easy with simple commands. In this tutorial, we’ll draw a cute panda step by step using basic functions like penup(), pendown(), setpos() and circle().

Steps to draw a Panda

Let's understand the step-by-step approach to draw a panda using Python’s turtle module. We’ll build each part like ears, face, eyes, nose and mouth. By drawing one shape at a time.

1. Import Turtle module: The turtle module provides functions to control a pen and draw shapes on a canvas.

import turtle

2. Create a Turtle object: We create a Turtle object named pen that we’ll use to draw.

pen = turtle.Turtle()

3. Define a helper function to draw colored circles: To reduce repetition, we define a reusable function ring() that draws filled circles.

def ring(col, rad):

pen.fillcolor(col) # Set fill color

pen.begin_fill() # Start filling

pen.circle(rad) # Draw circle

pen.end_fill() # End filling

4. Draw Ears: We draw two black circles to represent the ears.

# Left ear

pen.penup()

pen.setpos(-35, 95)

pen.pendown()

ring('black', 15)

# Right ear

pen.penup()

pen.setpos(35, 95)

pen.pendown()

ring('black', 15)

5. Draw Face: A large white circle represents the panda’s face.

pen.penup()

pen.setpos(0, 35)

pen.pendown()

ring('white', 40)

6. Draw Eyes (Black Outer Circles): Each eye starts with a larger black circle for the outline.

# Left eye (black)

pen.penup()

pen.setpos(-18, 75)

pen.pendown()

ring('black', 8)

# Right eye (black)

pen.penup()

pen.setpos(18, 75)

pen.pendown()

ring('black', 8)

7. Draw Eyes (White Inner Circles): Smaller white circles inside the black ones complete the eyes.

# Left eye (white)

pen.penup()

pen.setpos(-18, 77)

pen.pendown()

ring('white', 4)

# Right eye (white)

pen.penup()

pen.setpos(18, 77)

pen.pendown()

ring('white', 4)

8. Draw Nose: A small black circle just below the eyes forms the panda’s nose.

pen.penup()

pen.setpos(0, 55)

pen.pendown()

ring('black', 5)

9. Draw Mouth (Two Semicircles): We draw two arcs below the nose to create a smile.

# Left arc

pen.penup()

pen.setpos(0, 55)

pen.setheading(-90)

pen.pendown()

pen.circle(5, 180)

# Right arc

pen.penup()

pen.setpos(0, 55)

pen.setheading(-90)

pen.pendown()

pen.circle(5, -180)

10. Hide Turtle and Finish: Hide the turtle cursor and keep the window open.

pen.hideturtle()

turtle.done()

Implementation code

import turtle

# object
pen = turtle.Turtle() 

# function
def ring(col, rad):
    pen.fillcolor(col)
    pen.begin_fill()
    pen.circle(rad)
    pen.end_fill()

# ears
pen.up()
pen.setpos(-35, 95)
pen.down()
ring('black', 15)

pen.up()
pen.setpos(35, 95)
pen.down()
ring('black', 15)

# face
pen.up()
pen.setpos(0, 35)
pen.down()
ring('white', 40)

# eyes
pen.up()
pen.setpos(-18, 75)
pen.down()
ring('black', 8)

pen.up()
pen.setpos(18, 75)
pen.down()
ring('black', 8)

# pupils
pen.up()
pen.setpos(-18, 77)
pen.down()
ring('white', 4)

pen.up()
pen.setpos(18, 77)
pen.down()
ring('white', 4)

# nose
pen.up()
pen.setpos(0, 55)
pen.down()
ring('black', 5)

# mouth
pen.up()
pen.setpos(0, 55)
pen.down()
pen.right(90)
pen.circle(5, 180)

pen.up()
pen.setpos(0, 55)
pen.down()
pen.left(360)
pen.circle(5, -180)

# end
pen.hideturtle()
turtle.done()

Output