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How to Draw a Dragon in a Cave
Draw a dragon in a cave 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: head and snout.
Step 1: Head and snout
Below the middle draw a big round head with a chubby snout at the bottom left. Add a nostril.
Tip Leave room above for the cave and below for the paws.
Step 2: Horns and spikes
On top of the head draw 2 fat horns sweeping back like bananas. Add 3 little spikes down the back.
Tip Horns lean back, not up.
Step 3: 2 big eyes
On the middle of the head draw 2 big tall oval eyes, each with a black dot and shine.
Step 4: Smile, fang and cheek
Start on the snout, draw a long smile to under the back eye. Add a fang and a cheek.
Step 5: Ground and chest
Draw a ground line under the head. Add a wide chest hump behind the chin, ground to ground.
Step 6: 2 bun paws
On the ground in front of the chest draw 2 round bun paws, each with 2 short toe lines.
Step 7: Cave mouth
Start on the ground left of the head. Arch over the horns and stop on the ground at the right.
Tip Leave a gap above the horns.
Step 8: Big rock
Start on the ground at the left edge. Draw a big bumpy mound over the arch, down to the right.
Tip The rock goes higher than the arch.
Step 9: Cracks and grass
Draw a few short cracks on the rock. Add 3 grass blades at each foot of the rock.
Step 10: Yellow horns, pink cheek
Go over your lines. Colour the 2 horns yellow and the round cheek pink.
Step 11: Green dragon, purple spikes
Colour the head, chest and paws green around the cheek, leaving the eyes white. Colour the spikes purple.
Step 12: Stone rock, dark cave
Colour the rock stone grey and the inside of the cave dark navy blue, all around the dragon.
Your finished drawing
Follow the steps above and this is where you end up: a dragon in a cave, drawn by you.
Every step in one picture
