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How to Draw a Ghost Crab
Draw a ghost crab 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: boxy body.
Step 1: Boxy body
In the middle draw a box with soft corners, a little wider than tall, with a gently rounded bottom edge.
Tip A ghost crab is square: a little box on legs.
Step 2: Tall eye stalks
From the top of the box draw 2 tall stalks up, each ending in a round eye with a shine.
Tip The eyes stand up on stalks like 2 periscopes.
Step 3: Happy face
Low on the box, in the middle, draw a small U smile.
Step 4: Top legs
High on each side of the box, draw a leg out to a knee, then thinner down to a point.
Step 5: Two more legs
Under it draw another leg each side, out to a lower knee and down to a point closer in.
Step 6: Bottom legs
Draw 2 more legs each side, lower and shorter. All 8 points end level, like feet on the ground.
Step 7: Big and small claws
Top left: an arm up to a big fat mitten claw. Top right: a thinner arm to a smaller claw.
Tip One claw is bigger, like a real ghost crab. Notch the tips.
Step 8: Beach and burrow
Draw a sand line across under the feet. Between the legs, draw a low mound with a hole in it.
Step 9: Cream crab, pink cheeks
Colour a pink cheek each side of the smile, then the crab pale cream around them. Leave the eyes white.
Step 10: Sandy beach, dark hole
Colour the beach and the mound sand, and the burrow hole black. Go over your lines!
Your finished drawing
Follow the steps above and this is where you end up: a ghost crab, drawn by you.
Every step in one picture
