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How to Draw a Dragonfly
Draw a dragonfly in 10 easy steps, about 8 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 egg head.
Step 1: Big egg head
Above the centre, draw a big soft egg head, wider than tall. Leave room on both sides for wings.
Step 2: Two huge eyes
In the middle of the head, draw 2 big round eyes almost touching. Add black dots with shines.
Tip Dragonflies have the biggest eyes of any bug.
Step 3: Smile and cheeks
Under the eyes, draw a small U smile from eye to eye. Add a small round cheek beside each end.
Step 4: Long thin body
Under the head, draw a small round chest, then a long thin tail straight down to a round tip.
Tip Long and skinny like a pencil.
Step 5: Tail rings
Across the tail, draw 5 little smile lines, one under the other, from one edge to the other.
Step 6: Top wings
From each side of the chest, draw a long narrow leaf wing out and a little up.
Tip Long and skinny, not round fans.
Step 7: Bottom wings
Under each top wing, draw another long narrow leaf wing out and a little down. Now there are 4.
Step 8: Wing veins
Start at the root of each wing. Draw one thin line down the middle, stopping before the round end.
Step 9: Pink cheeks, sky wings
Go over your lines. Colour the cheeks pink and all 4 wings light sky blue.
Step 10: Blue head and body
Colour the head and body blue, around the eyes and cheeks. Leave the eyes white.
Your finished drawing
Follow the steps above and this is where you end up: a dragonfly, drawn by you.
Every step in one picture
