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How to Draw a Dragon Eye
Draw a dragon eye 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: big almond.
Step 1: Big almond
In the middle, draw 1 big almond on its side, pointy at both ends.
Tip Make it big: as wide as your hand.
Step 2: The iris
Inside the almond, draw a big iris circle in the middle, nearly touching the top and bottom.
Step 3: Slit pupil
In the iris, draw a tall thin slit pupil like a cat's eye, pointed top and bottom. Colour it black.
Step 4: Two shines
Draw a small circle on the top left of the pupil and a tiny one bottom right. Leave them white.
Step 5: Thick eyelids
Draw a bigger almond around the eye, a finger away all round, pointy at both ends.
Step 6: Brow ridge
Start on the top lid near the left corner. Draw a thick arch over to the right corner.
Tip The ridge rests on the lid like a thick eyebrow.
Step 7: Three spikes
On top of the ridge, draw 3 pointed spikes: a tall one in the middle and one on each side.
Step 8: Dragon skin
Draw a big square with round corners around everything, for a patch of dragon skin.
Step 9: Scales
Hang a row of 5 U scales under the bottom lid. Add 4 more below, like roof tiles.
Step 10: Golden eye
Colour the iris orange with a yellow middle around the slit. Colour the 3 spikes yellow. Leave the eye white.
Step 11: Light green skin
Colour the skin light green, around the eyelids, the ridge and the spikes.
Step 12: Dark green ridge
Colour the eyelids and the brow ridge dark green. Your dragon eye is done!
Your finished drawing
Follow the steps above and this is where you end up: a dragon eye, drawn by you.
Every step in one picture
