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How to draw a brontosaurus

Six steps, one pencil, about twelve minutes. Watch the video, follow along on paper, then print the practice sheet and draw it again.

Ages 6–13Paper + pencilAbout 12 minutes

Watch it first

The whole brontosaurus in 20 seconds

Press playEvery stroke, in the order you draw it

Draw it step by step

Six steps to a brontosaurus

New lines are purple. Lines you already drew turn light.

1

Start with the body

Draw a big round body low on the page. Leave a gap at the top front corner for the neck.

2

A very long neck

Two long lines curve up from the gap and bend toward the tree. Put a small oval head on top.

3

Legs and a tail

Four thick legs like tree trunks, and a long tail that trails down to the ground.

4

Grow a tall tree

A bumpy cloud of leaves across the top corner, and a bendy trunk that spreads out at the ground.

5

Give it a face

One dot eye near the top of the head, and a happy smile under it.

6

Finishing touches

Little toenails on the front feet, and a leaf to munch. Now this brontosaurus is yours.

Go further

Now draw a brontosaurus that can't reach the tastiest leaf.

Practice on paper

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