How to Draw a Camel (Easy Step-by-Step for Kids)
To draw a camel, start with a wide body with one big round hump on top. Add a long neck, a head with a snout, an ear and a smiling face. Finish with four long legs and a thin tail with a tuft.
- Steps
- 8 easy steps
- You need
- Pencil
- Eraser
- Black marker
- Tan, pink, brown and dark brown crayons
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Teaching this to a class?
Show one step at a time on the board and wait for the class before the next. The directed drawing for kids page explains how to run it.
How to draw a camel step by step
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Step 1 of 8: Draw a wide rounded body with one big round hump on top.
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Step 2 of 8: Add a long curved neck rising from the right end of the body. Erase the old right end of the body.
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Step 3 of 8: Erase the small tip of the neck. Draw a head on top with a long snout pointing to the right.
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Step 4 of 8: Draw one small rounded ear with a line inside it at the top left of the head.
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Step 5 of 8: Round off the end of the snout. Add an eye with a black pupil, a small nostril and a smile.
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Step 6 of 8: Add four long legs with knobby knees and a toenail on each foot. Erase the body's round bottom.
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Step 7 of 8: Draw a thin tail with a bushy tuft at the back. Split the left toenail of each leg pair in two.
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Step 8 of 8: Color the camel tan, the inner ear pink, the tuft brown, toenails dark brown. Keep the eye white.
Tips for little artists
Tip: Press lightly with the pencil first. Trace the lines you like with the marker, then erase the rest.
Tip: Make the hump a big round bump in the middle of the back so the camel is easy to spot.
Tip: Draw each knee as a small bump on the leg so the legs look like a camel's.
Make it yours
Camel in the desert
Draw a few sand dunes and a round sun behind your camel.
Two hump camel
Draw two smaller humps on the back instead of one big hump, like a Bactrian camel.
Camel with a blanket
Draw a colorful blanket with a fringe over the back, behind the hump.
Common mistakes and easy fixes
The camel looks like a horse
Make the hump big and round, and give the neck a deep curve.
The legs look too stiff
Add a small knobby bump to each leg to show the knees.
The head is too big
Keep the head small at the top of the long neck.
Fun facts about the camel
The dromedary has horny pads on its chest and knees that protect it from hot desert sand when it lies down. (Source: Britannica)
The hump of an Arabian camel, or dromedary, stores up to 80 pounds of fat. (Source: National Geographic)
About 90 percent of the world's camels are dromedaries. (Source: San Diego Zoo Wildlife Alliance)
Questions grown-ups ask
How to draw a camel easy?
Start with a wide body and one big round hump. Add a long neck, a head, legs and a tail one part at a time.
How to draw a camel for kids?
Follow the 8 steps above, one new part in each step. Print the step sheet and draw your camel in the Your turn box.
How do you make a cute camel drawing easy?
Give the camel a big round eye with a white shine dot and a small smile. A rounded snout and soft round hump keep it cute.
If your camel's hump came out bigger or smaller, that's fine. Your camel has its own shape. More easy drawings for kids are on the home page.