Turtle (Red-Eared Slider)... How to Draw a Turtle (Red-Eared Slider) Please PAUSE the video after each step to draw at your own pace (scroll down to see the final red-eared slider turtle drawing). For the first few steps, don’t press down too hard with your pencil. Use light, smooth strokes to begin. Step 1: Draw an oval on its side as a guide for the red-eared slider turtle’s shell. It doesn’t have to be perfect. It’s just a guide. Step 2: Draw a smaller oval on the top right side as a guide for the turtle’s head. Step 3: Draw two lines that connect the two ovals and form the red-eared slider turtle’s neck. Step 4: Under the big oval, draw two angled lines as guides for the turtle’s feet. Step 5: Draw a small line on the right side of the big oval for the turtle’s...

Platypus How to Draw a Platypus Please PAUSE the video after each step to draw at your own pace (scroll down to see the final platypus drawing). For the first few steps, don’t press down too hard with your pencil. Use light, smooth strokes to begin. Step 1: Draw an oval as a guide for the platypus’ body. The oval doesn’t need to be perfect. It’s just a guide. Step 2: Draw a smaller oval on the left side as a guide for the platypus’ head. This oval should be a little less than half the size of the body and should be placed right next to it. Step 3: Draw a small arc on the left side as a guide for the first part of the platypus’ bill. Step 4: Draw a thinner, longer arc on the left of that as a guide for...

Snake (King Cobra) How to Draw a Snake (King Cobra) Please PAUSE the video after each step to draw at your own pace (scroll down to see the final king cobra snake drawing). For the first few steps, don’t press down too hard with your pencil. Use light, smooth strokes to begin. Step 1: Draw a small oval as a guide for the cobra’s head. It doesn’t have to be perfect. It’s just a guide. Step 2: Below the snake’s head, draw a bigger oval with the top part missing. This will be a guide for the expanded hood. Step 3: Draw a line below the hood as a guide for the body of the snake. The way you draw the line is the shape the snake’s body will take. Draw it coiling toward the front like this or just straight back to make it easier. That’s...

Seal How to Draw a Seal Please PAUSE the video after each step to draw at your own pace. For the first few steps, don’t press down too hard with your pencil. Use light, smooth strokes to begin. Step 1: Draw a circle as a guide for the front part of the seal’s body. It doesn’t have to be perfect. It’s just a guide. Step 2: Draw a pointy triangle-like shape on the left as a guide for the back portion of the seal’s body. Just draw two lines that start at the top and bottom of the circle and come to a point on the left. The bottom line should be pretty flat. Step 3: Draw another circle on the upper right side as a guide for the seal’s head. Don’t place the circle too high up or your seal will end up with...

Lizard How to Draw a Lizard Please PAUSE the video after each step to draw at your own pace (scroll down to see the final lizard drawing). For the first few steps, don’t press down too hard with your pencil. Use light, smooth strokes to begin. Step 1: Draw a long, slanted oval as a guide for the lizard’s body. It doesn’t need to be perfect. It’s just a guide. Step 2: Draw a smaller, slanted oval above and to the right of the first as a guide for the lizard’s head. Step 3: Inside the head draw two intersecting lines. These are guides that will help in placing the lizard’s facial features later on. Step 4: Draw two curved lines that connect the lizard’s head to the body and form the neck. Step 5: Draw three short, angled lines underneath the lizard’s body as...

Crocodile How to Draw a Crocodile Please PAUSE the video after each step to draw at your own pace (scroll down to see the final crocodile drawing). For the first few steps, don’t press down too hard with your pencil. Use light, smooth strokes to begin. Step 1: Draw a long oval as a guide for the crocodile’s body. It doesn’t need to be perfect. It’s just a guide. Step 2: Draw a circle on the right side as a guide for the crocodile’s head. Draw an arc next to that circle for the mouth. Step 3: Draw two curved lines that connect the head and body to create the crocodile’s neck. Step 4: Draw a long curved line on the left as a guide for the crocodile’s tail. Step 5: Draw two angled lines underneath the body as guides for the crocodile’s feet. That’s...