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How to Draw a Gargoyle Statue

13 steps · Medium · about 10 min

Draw a gargoyle statue 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: the head.

Step 1: The head
Near the top of your paper, draw a big head, wider than tall, like an egg on its side.
Tip The head is almost half the whole gargoyle.
Step 2: Ears and horns
High on each side of the head, draw a big pointy ear. Add 2 short horns on top.
Step 3: Two big eyes
Below the middle of the head, draw 2 big round eyes, close together, with a big black dot in each.
Step 4: Muzzle and nose
Under the eyes, draw a big oval muzzle low on the head. Add a little black nose at its top.
Tip Leave a small gap between the eyes and the muzzle.
Step 5: Smile and fangs
Draw a U smile from below one eye to below the other. Hang a tiny fang near each end.
Step 6: Pear body, tummy patch
Start under the left cheek. Draw a big pear body and stop under the right cheek. Add a tummy patch.
Tip The body is narrower than the head.
Step 7: Arms and paws
From under each ear, draw an arm down the side, stopping beside the tummy patch. Add a small round hand.
Step 8: Back legs and feet
Halfway down each side, draw a round C leg poking out. Add a fat flat foot with 2 toes.
Step 9: Stone block
Under the feet, draw a long stone block, with the ground line under it.
Tip The feet stand right on top of the block.
Step 10: Bat wings
Start on the body behind each shoulder. Draw a pointy bat wing with a bumpy bottom. Stop near the leg.
Step 11: Spade tail
From behind the right leg, draw a thin tail curling out and up, ending in a little triangle spade.
Step 12: Stone grey
Colour the gargoyle stone grey around the muzzle and tummy patch. Leave the eyes and fangs white.
Step 13: Darker grey
Go over your lines. Colour the muzzle around the nose and fangs, the tummy patch and the block darker grey.