How to Draw a Naga

Step 1: The head

Near the top of your paper draw an egg for the head, a bit narrower at the chin.

Tip Leave lots of room below for the long snake body.

Step 2: The face

Below the middle of the head draw 2 big shiny eyes. Add a nose, a smile and 2 eyebrows.

Step 3: Hair and bun

Draw smooth hair over the top of the head, with a fringe. Add a round bun on top.

Tip Rub out the head line inside the hair.

Step 4: Neck and chest

Draw 2 neck lines. From the left one draw a U neck and a broad chest, ending at the right.

Step 5: The top

From each armpit draw a curve up to the shoulder. Now the chest is a plain top.

Step 6: Arms

From each shoulder draw an arm down to the wrist, wider at the top, with a soft elbow bend.

Step 7: Mitten hands

On each wrist draw a round mitten hand with a little thumb bump toward the body.

Step 8: Snake body

Start at the right hip. Draw a big curve out, down and back left along the ground. Stop far left.

Tip This is the outside of the snake body, like a big number 2.

Step 9: Inside curve

Start at the left hip. Draw the same curve inside the first one, getting closer. Stop at its end.

Tip The body gets thinner and thinner, to a pointed tail.

Step 10: Belly and ground

Start at the right hip again. Draw a belly line just inside the big curve. Stop at the tail tip.

Tip Then draw a long ground line under the snake body.

Step 11: Oval spots

Draw 5 oval spots along the snake body, between the belly line and the inside curve.

Tip Make the spots smaller toward the tail.

Step 12: Peach skin, pink cheeks

Go over your lines. Colour the face, neck, arms and hands peach, with a pink circle on each cheek.

Step 13: Yellow belly, purple top

Colour the snake's belly and its 5 spots yellow. Colour the top purple.

Step 14: Green snake, brown hair

Colour the rest of the snake body green, around the spots. Colour the hair and bun brown.