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How to Draw a Quetzalcoatl
Draw a quetzalcoatl 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
Top left, draw the head like a sideways egg, with the snout on the left.
Tip Quetzalcoatl is a feathered snake from the old stories of Mexico.
Step 2: Two big eyes
Left of the middle, draw 2 tall round eyes close together. Add black dots with a white shine.
Step 3: Smile and nostril
Under the eyes, draw a wide U smile. Dot a nostril on the snout.
Step 4: Feather collar
Behind the head, draw 7 long feathers fanning out like sun rays, from the top round to the bottom.
Tip Each feather is a long leaf shape. Leave a small gap between them.
Step 5: Feather lines
Draw a line down the middle of each feather. Start at the head and stop before the tip.
Tip The middle line is what makes a leaf shape look like a feather.
Step 6: Long S body
From the collar, draw a long snake body: right, round and back left, then right again to a thin tail.
Tip Keep the body fat near the head and thinner toward the tail.
Step 7: Belly line
From the collar, draw a line inside the body, near its lower edge, all the way to the tail.
Step 8: Tail feathers
On the tip of the tail, draw 3 feathers fanning out. Add a line down the middle of each.
Step 9: Back feathers
Along the top of the body, draw 5 small feathers, leaning toward the tail.
Tip Put 3 on the top bend and 2 on the bottom bend.
Step 10: Yellow belly
Colour the belly stripe yellow, from the collar to the tip of the tail.
Tip Do not colour over the collar feathers.
Step 11: Red feathers
Colour 4 collar feathers red: the first one on top, then every second one.
Step 12: Blue feathers
Colour the 3 white collar feathers blue. Colour the tail feathers and the back feathers blue too.
Step 13: Green serpent
Colour the head and the body green. Leave the eyes white. Your feathered serpent is done!
Your finished drawing
Follow the steps above and this is where you end up: a quetzalcoatl, drawn by you.
Every step in one picture
