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How to Draw a Spiny Lobster
Draw a spiny lobster in 11 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: big egg shell.
Step 1: Big egg shell
In the middle of your paper draw a big rounded shell like an egg, a little taller than wide.
Step 2: Two thick feelers
From the top of the shell, one each side, draw a long, thick feeler curving out to a thin tip.
Tip No big claws here: the long, thick feelers are its weapons.
Step 3: Big eyes
Near the top of the shell draw 2 big round eyes. Add a black dot and a shine in each.
Step 4: Happy face
Under the eyes draw a small smile, and a little round cheek on each side of it.
Step 5: Banded tail
Under the shell draw a tail getting narrower as it goes down. Add 3 lines across to make 4 bands.
Step 6: Tail fan
Under the tail draw a fan of 5 round flaps: a big one in the middle and 2 each side.
Step 7: Walking legs
On each side of the shell draw 4 short legs bending out and down, getting thinner to the tips.
Step 8: Sandy sea floor
Draw a straight line across the paper, touching the bottom of the middle flap.
Step 9: Pink cheeks and sand
Colour the cheeks pink. Colour the sand, from the line down to the edges of the paper.
Step 10: Ginger shell and tail
Colour the shell and the tail ginger, around the cheeks. Leave the eyes white.
Step 11: Ginger feelers and legs
Colour the feelers, the legs and the tail fan ginger too. Your spiny lobster is done!
Your finished drawing
Follow the steps above and this is where you end up: a spiny lobster, drawn by you.
Every step in one picture
