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How to Draw a Baby Alligator
Draw a baby alligator in 11 easy steps, about 8 minutes. Free, with a printable worksheet.
Each picture adds one red line. Draw that line, then scroll to the next picture. Rub out any dashed helper lines at the end. First up: the head.
Step 1: The head
In the middle draw a long low snout pointing left, with a round dome behind. Add a nostril dot.
Step 2: The lower jaw
Start under the head's back. Draw a thin lower jaw forward under the snout, stopping behind the nose.
Step 3: Pointy teeth
Start at the mouth corner. Draw 6 little triangle teeth hanging from the mouth line. Stop behind the nose.
Step 4: Two pop-up eyes
On the dome draw a big circle poking up, and a smaller one behind it. Add black dots and shines.
Step 5: Round body
From behind the top eye draw a big round back. Stop below the jaw. Add the chest under the head.
Tip The body is fat and round like a bean.
Step 6: The broken egg
Under the baby draw half an egg: a zigzag rim across behind the baby, and a big round bottom.
Step 7: A little arm
From the chest draw a little bent arm over the rim, ending in a round paw with 3 toes.
Step 8: Back bumps and cracks
Along the back draw 4 little bumps like scales. Add a zigzag crack down from the rim on each side.
Step 9: The ground
Draw one long straight ground line under the egg, from one side of the paper to the other.
Step 10: Leaf green, cream jaw
Colour the head, neck, back and arm leaf green, and the lower jaw cream. Leave the eyes and teeth white.
Step 11: White egg
Colour the egg white and go over the teeth in white. Your baby alligator is done!
Your finished drawing
Follow the steps above and this is where you end up: a baby alligator, drawn by you.
Every step in one picture
