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How to Draw a Tarantula
Draw a tarantula 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: the head.
Step 1: The head
Below the middle of your paper draw a big round head, a bit wider than tall, like a bun.
Tip The face is the star of this spider, so make it big.
Step 2: A big furry tummy
Behind the head draw a big round tummy, like a fat egg, with even little fur bumps all round.
Tip A tarantula is big, chunky and hairy: the bumpy edge is its fur.
Step 3: Big eyes
Draw 2 big round eyes almost touching, with black dots and shines. Add a small dot eye above each one.
Tip Spiders have lots of eyes!
Step 4: Smile, fangs and cheeks
From under the left eye draw a U smile across to the right eye. Hang 2 fangs. Add 2 cheeks.
Tip Keep the fang tips a finger above the chin.
Step 5: Top legs
From each side of the head draw a bent leg up to a knee, then down to a point.
Tip Fat at the head, thinner toward the tip.
Step 6: Second legs
A finger lower, draw a bent leg from each side out to a knee, then down to a point.
Step 7: Third legs
Level with the eyes, draw a bent leg from each side out to a knee, then down to a point.
Step 8: Bottom legs
By each cheek draw the last leg down to a knee, then down to a point near the bottom. Eight!
Step 9: Knee bands
Draw a short band across each leg at the knee, like a little closed stripe. Eight knees!
Tip Many tarantulas have bright orange knees.
Step 10: Orange knees, pink cheeks
Colour each knee stripe orange. Colour the 2 cheeks pink.
Step 11: Brown tarantula
Colour the head and the tummy brown around the pink cheeks. Leave the eyes and the fangs white.
Step 12: Brown legs
Colour all eight legs brown around the orange knees, right down to the pointed tips.
Your finished drawing
Follow the steps above and this is where you end up: a tarantula, drawn by you.
Every step in one picture
