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How to Draw a Dragon Sleeping
Draw a dragon sleeping 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: egg head.
Step 1: Egg head
On the left draw a big egg lying on its side, with a chubby snout at the bottom left.
Tip About half as tall as the whole dragon. Leave room on the right.
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.
Step 3: Sleepy closed eyes
On the front of the head draw 2 closed eyes: a short curved line each, arching up like a rainbow.
Step 4: Smile, fang and nostril
Start low on the snout. Draw one long smile, stopping under the back eye. Add a fang and a nostril.
Step 5: Ground and Zzz
Start under the snout. Draw a low ground line, stopping near the right edge. Add 3 Z's above the head.
Tip Leave a head-sized gap below for the body.
Step 6: Back and bottom
Start on the head, just under the last spike. Draw down into a big round bottom, stopping on the ground.
Step 7: Tummy and plate
Start under the chin. Draw a fat C tummy down to the ground. Add a tall egg tummy plate.
Tip Add 3 smiles across the plate, from edge to edge.
Step 8: Near front leg
Start on the tummy. Draw a leg to a thin wrist and round paw, then back up to the chin.
Step 9: Far front leg
Start on the plate's right edge. Draw the far leg down to a paw beside the first, and back.
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.
Step 11: The wing
Under the last spike draw a fat cone leaning back. From its point draw 3 dips down to the back.
Tip Add 3 straight lines from the cone's inside edge out to the 3 points.
Step 12: Tail, spade and spikes
Start on the bottom above the back foot. Draw a tail sweeping right and up to an arrowhead spade.
Tip Keep it off the ground. Add 3 little spikes along the top.
Step 13: Yellow tummy, pink cheek
Colour the tummy plate, the 2 horns and the tail spade yellow. Add a pink cheek under the back eye.
Step 14: Green scales
Colour the head, body, legs and tail green, all around the yellow parts and the pink cheek.
Step 15: Purple wing and spikes
Colour the wing and all the spikes purple, and your dragon is dozing.
Your finished drawing
Follow the steps above and this is where you end up: a dragon sleeping, drawn by you.
Every step in one picture
