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How to Draw a Salamander
Draw a salamander 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: head and body.
Step 1: Head and body
Start at the top right. Draw a long sausage round a big head on the left. Stop below your start.
Tip Make the head a little taller than the body.
Step 2: Long pointed tail
Start at the top end. Draw a long tail tapering back to a point, then stop at the bottom end.
Tip The tail lines flow straight on from the body, no bump where they join.
Step 3: Big round eye
In the head, above the middle, draw a big round eye. Add a black pupil and a white shine.
Step 4: Grin and nostril
Start at the front of the snout. Draw a long grin back under the eye, curling up. Dot a nostril.
Step 5: Front leg
Start under the throat. Draw a short bent leg down to a foot with 3 round toes, and back up.
Tip Rub out the tummy line across the top of the leg.
Step 6: Back leg
Start on the tummy near the tail. Draw a short bent leg to a 3-toed foot, and back up.
Tip Rub out the tummy line across the top of this leg too.
Step 7: Far legs
Just behind each leg, draw the far leg peeking out: a thin strip down to its foot.
Step 8: The log
Draw a long log with round ends right under the feet. Lift your pencil at each foot.
Step 9: Round spots
Draw 6 round spots: 1 on the head, 3 along the back and 2 on the tail.
Step 10: Orange spots
Colour all 6 spots bright orange.
Step 11: Wood brown log
Colour the log wood brown.
Step 12: Slate grey salamander
Colour the head, body, legs, feet and tail slate grey, around the orange spots. Keep the eye white.
Your finished drawing
Follow the steps above and this is where you end up: a salamander, drawn by you.
Every step in one picture
