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How to Draw a Lobster
Draw a lobster 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: shield head.
Step 1: Shield head
Above the middle, draw a soft rounded shield for the head, wider than tall, with a flatter bottom.
Step 2: Two long feelers
From the top of the head, draw 2 long thin feelers curving up and out to points.
Step 3: Big eyes
Inside the head, draw 2 round eyes side by side with a gap. Add black dots and white shines.
Step 4: Two big claws
On each side of the head, draw a fat bent arm going out and up. Add a big mitten claw.
Step 5: Happy face
Under the eyes, draw a small smile with a little round cheek on each side.
Step 6: The tail
Under the head, draw a tail narrowing down to a flat bottom. Draw 4 curved lines across it.
Step 7: Tail fan
On the bottom edge of the tail, draw 5 round lobes fanning out, the middle one pointing straight down.
Step 8: Little legs
On each side of the tail, draw 3 legs, thinner as they curve out and down to round tips.
Step 9: Sand and bubbles
Draw a straight sand line touching the bottom of the tail fan. Draw 3 bubbles floating up between the feelers.
Step 10: Pink cheeks, sandy ground
Colour the cheeks pink, then colour a sandy strip under the sand line.
Step 11: Red head and claws
Colour the head, arms and claws red, around the pink cheeks. Leave the eyes white.
Step 12: Red tail and legs
Colour the tail, the tail fan and all the little legs red too.
Your finished drawing
Follow the steps above and this is where you end up: a lobster, drawn by you.
Every step in one picture
