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How to draw a stegosaurus

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 stegosaurus in 20 seconds

Press playEvery stroke, in the order you draw it

Draw it step by step

Six steps to a stegosaurus

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

1

Start with the body

Draw a big hill shape, highest near the back. Wobbly is fine.

2

Plates along the back

Five plates like big leaves standing on the hill. Small at the ends, big in the middle.

3

A tiny head, down low

A long neck bending down to a tiny head near the ground. Add a dot eye and a smile.

4

Four sturdy legs

Two short legs at the front and two big ones at the back. The back legs make the hill so tall.

5

A tail with spikes

A pointy tail out the back, then four spikes near the tip. Two up, two down.

6

Spots and a snack

A few round spots on the body and a leaf in its mouth. Now this stegosaurus is yours.

Go further

Now draw a stegosaurus whose plates are a different shape.

Practice on paper

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