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How to Draw a Crayfish
Draw a crayfish in 13 easy steps, about 10 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: shield head.
Step 1: Shield head
Above the middle of your paper draw a soft rounded shield, wider than tall, flatter at the bottom.
Tip A crayfish is a little freshwater lobster.
Step 2: Two long feelers
From the top of the head draw 2 long thin feelers curving up and out to points.
Step 3: Big eyes
Inside the head draw 2 round eyes with a gap between. Add a black dot and white shine in each.
Step 4: Two big claws
From each side of the head draw a bent arm going up, getting thinner. Add a mitten claw on top.
Step 5: Happy face
Under the eyes draw a small smile, and a little round cheek on each side of it.
Step 6: Tail
Under the head draw a tail: 2 lines getting closer as they go down, to a flat bottom. Add rings.
Step 7: Tail fan
Under the tail draw a wide fan: a broad middle flap, and one flap splaying out each side.
Step 8: Little legs
On each side of the tail draw 3 little legs, thinner as they curve out and down to round tips.
Step 9: Stream bed and pebbles
Draw a line across the paper, touching the tip of the tail fan. Add 2 round pebbles on it.
Step 10: Grey pebbles
Colour the 2 pebbles light grey.
Step 11: Pink cheeks, sandy bed
Colour the cheeks pink. Colour the stream bed sandy, from the line down to the edges of the paper.
Step 12: Rusty head and tail
Colour the head and the tail rusty orange, around the cheeks. Leave the eyes white.
Step 13: Rusty claws and legs
Colour the arms, claws, tail fan and legs rusty orange too. Your crayfish is ready to scuttle off!
Your finished drawing
Follow the steps above and this is where you end up: a crayfish, drawn by you.
Every step in one picture
