How to Draw a Dinosaur Step-by-Step

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Drawing a dinosaur can help with practice or with projects.

Learning how to draw a dinosaur gives you the opportunity to hone your artistic skills. Dinosaurs come in all shapes and sizes; from insect to sizes similar to large buildings. The steps to drawing a particular dinosaur will vary and may require various skills and levels of understanding of drawing concepts. Beginning your dinosaur with drawing guidelines is very helpful in completing the look of the dinosaur.

Things You'll Need

  • Pencil
  • Paper
  • Eraser
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Instructions

    • 1

      Draw a circle for the head and body and add the shapes for the top and bottom jaw to the head. Draw a line connecting the head and body circles to create the neck.

    • 2

      Draw the shapes for the arms in the center of the body circle and add the legs and feet to the bottom of the body.

    • 3

      Sketch out the upper and lower jaw and add the tongue. Sketch the eyes and nostrils on the face.

    • 4

      Sketch the thickness of the neck and add the teeth. Add the remaining details to the front of the neck.

    • 5

      Draw the lining of the torso and complete the upper body. Sketch the arms and the three claws of the hands. Add definition to the chest.

    • 6

      Complete the chest details and the small arms. Fill in the thigh details and add the tail details.

    • 7

      Draw the stomach, part of the tail and detail the calves of the dinosaur.

    • 8

      Draw thickened lines to complete the thighs and sketch out the lower legs. Sketch out the feet and the clawed toes. Finish by erasing the guidelines.

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