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How to Draw a Basilisk
Draw a basilisk in 12 easy steps, about 9 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 top left draw a big round head like an egg on its side. Leave room for the body.
Tip The head is big: a third as tall as the whole basilisk.
Step 2: Two big eyes
In the middle of the head draw 2 big eggy eyes. Colour a big black dot in each.
Step 3: The beak
Under the eyes draw a small pointed beak, like a triangle pointing down. Add a line across it.
Step 4: Comb and wattle
Start on the head top and draw 3 pointed bumps, stopping on the head. Add a wattle under the beak.
Step 5: The long body
Start on the chin. Draw a long tube swinging down in a big loop, curling up to a sharp point.
Tip Fat near the head, thinner and thinner to the tip.
Step 6: The belly line
Start on the body's edge under the wattle. Draw a long line inside it, joining the tail's top edge.
Step 7: The ground
Under the basilisk, start at the left edge and draw one straight ground line across to the right edge.
Step 8: A grass tuft
Near the right end of the ground draw 3 grass blades. Start on the line and stop in the air.
Step 9: Oval spots
Along the top of the body draw a row of 4 oval spots, getting smaller toward the tail.
Step 10: Yellow belly and spots
Go over your lines. Colour the belly strip and the spots yellow.
Step 11: Orange beak, red comb
Colour the beak orange. Colour the comb and wattle red.
Step 12: Green basilisk
Colour the head and body green around the yellow, orange and red. Leave the eyes white. Your basilisk is done!
Your finished drawing
Follow the steps above and this is where you end up: a basilisk, drawn by you.
Every step in one picture
