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How to Draw an Ouroboros
Draw an ouroboros 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: the ring body.
Step 1: The ring body
Draw a fat tube bent into a big ring, thinning round to a pointed tail tip at the top.
Tip An ouroboros is a snake curled in a circle, biting its own tail!
Step 2: The head
On the ring's top draw an egg head on its side, mouth open wide round the tail tip.
Tip Upper jaw and lower jaw with a V gap between, the tail tip inside.
Step 3: Two big eyes
On the top half of the head draw 2 round eyes with dots and shines. Add a tiny nostril dot.
Step 4: The belly line
From the head draw a belly line on the ring near its inner edge, joining that edge at the right.
Tip It goes round the bottom, a finger in from the inner edge.
Step 5: Oval spots
On the outer half of the band draw 7 little oval spots spread round, none near the head.
Step 6: Ground and shadow
Draw a straight ground line under the ring from side to side, with a flat oval shadow under it.
Step 7: Two sparkles
Draw a little 4-point sparkle star high up on each side of the ring.
Step 8: Yellow belly and spots
Go over your lines. Colour the belly strip, the spots and both sparkles yellow.
Step 9: Grey shadow
Colour the flat shadow under the ring grey.
Step 10: Green snake
Colour the head and ring green, around the yellow parts. Leave the eyes white. Your ouroboros is done!
Your finished drawing
Follow the steps above and this is where you end up: an ouroboros, drawn by you.
Every step in one picture
