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How to Draw a Baby Dragon

15 steps · Tricky · about 11 min

Draw a baby dragon in 15 steps, about 11 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: huge head.

Step 1: Huge head
On the left, draw a huge bumpy egg on its side. Add a chubby snout bump at the bottom left.
Tip A baby dragon is nearly all head. Leave room above for horns.
Step 2: Horns and spikes
On top of the head, draw 2 curved horns leaning back. Add 3 little triangles down the back.
Tip Rub out the head line under each spike.
Step 3: Two big eyes
Halfway down the head, draw 2 big oval eyes close together. Add black dots and shines. Keep the eyes white.
Tip Each eye is about as wide as a horn.
Step 4: Smile, fang and nostril
Start on the snout. Draw a long smile that stops under the back eye. Add a tiny fang and nostril.
Tip Keep the smile clear of the eyes.
Step 5: Ground line
Draw a long straight ground line low across the paper, from under the snout to past the tail.
Tip Leave a gap under the head as tall as the head, for the body.
Step 6: Back and bottom
Start at the back of the head. Draw one line bulging into a round bottom, down to the ground.
Tip One smooth stroke like the side of a pear.
Step 7: Tummy and plate
Start under the chin. Draw a fat C tummy down to the ground. Add a tall plate with 3 smiles.
Tip The plate is about half as wide as the tummy.
Step 8: Near front leg
Start low on the tummy line. Draw a fat mitten paw on the ground, then back up to the plate.
Tip Add 2 toe lines. Rub out the tummy line inside the paw.
Step 9: Far front leg
Start on the plate's right edge. Draw the far leg down to a mitten paw, back to the plate.
Tip Add 2 toe lines. The far leg peeks out behind the plate.
Step 10: Back foot and thigh
Draw a bun foot by the far paw. From the back, draw a C thigh down to the foot.
Tip Rub out the back line inside the foot. Add 1 toe line.
Step 11: Tiny wing
Start under the last spike. Draw a short cone arm, then 3 saggy curves down to the back.
Tip Add 3 ribs. Keep the wing small, only a little bigger than an eye.
Step 12: Tail and spade
From the bottom, draw a fat tail curving up. Add an arrowhead on the end and 3 triangles on top.
Tip Keep the tail off the ground.
Step 13: Cream tummy, pink cheek
Colour the tummy plate, the 2 horns and the tail spade cream. Add a pink cheek under the back eye.
Step 14: Sky-blue scales
Colour the head, body, legs and tail sky blue, around the cheek. Leave the eyes white.
Step 15: Orange wing and spikes
Colour the tiny wing and all the spikes orange.