How to Draw a Dragon (Easy Step-by-Step for Kids)
To draw a dragon, start with a round head and a wide snout. Add a body with a striped belly, then a happy face and two horns. Finish with arms, feet, a pointy tail, two wings and three spikes.
- Steps
- 6 easy steps
- You need
- Pencil
- Eraser
- Black marker
- Green, yellow, purple, orange and pink 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 dragon step by step
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Step 1 of 6: Draw a round dome for the head with a wide, bumpy snout across the bottom.
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Step 2 of 6: Add a rounded body under the head, with a belly patch of curved stripes.
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Step 3 of 6: Draw two big eyes with eyebrows, two nostrils, a smile and two small horns.
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Step 4 of 6: Add two short arms, two round feet with three toes each and a tail with an arrow-shaped tip.
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Step 5 of 6: Draw two bat-like wings behind the shoulders and three small spikes between the horns.
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Step 6 of 6: Color the dragon green, belly and toes yellow, wings purple, cheeks pink and horns, spikes and tail tip orange.
Tips for little artists
Tip: Press lightly with the pencil first. Trace the lines you like with the marker, then erase the rest.
Tip: Draw each wing with a curved top edge and two scallops along the bottom. Add two lines from the top corner to the points.
Tip: Add two pink circles under the eyes as cheeks. They make the dragon look friendly.
Make it yours
Fire dragon
Color the dragon red and orange and draw a small puff of flames coming out of the mouth.
Dragon with an egg
Draw a big spotted egg between the feet, with a crack across the middle.
Flying dragon
Stretch the wings out wide and draw a few curved wind lines behind the tail.
Common mistakes and easy fixes
The wings cover the face
Tuck the top of each wing behind the snout and shoulders. Let the tips reach out to the sides, away from the face.
The belly stripes run up and down
Draw each stripe across the belly from side to side, curving a little like a smile.
The tail floats in the air
Start the tail behind one foot. Then curve it up and draw the pointed tip last.
Fun facts about the dragon
Dragons are made-up creatures from stories, but a real lizard shares the name: the Komodo dragon. (Source: Britannica)
The Komodo dragon is the largest living lizard in the world. (Source: Britannica)
A Komodo dragon grows to about 10 feet long and weighs about 298 pounds. (Source: Britannica)
Questions grown-ups ask
How do you draw a dragon easy?
Draw a round head with a wide snout and a body with a striped belly. Add a face, feet, a tail and wings. The 6 steps above follow that order.
How do you draw a cute dragon?
Give it a big round head, big eyes with shine dots and a wide smile. Small horns, round feet and pink cheeks finish the cute look.
How do you draw a dragon step by step?
Start with the head, then the body, the face and horns, the arms, feet and tail, and the wings and spikes. Color it last.
If the wings came out different sizes, that's fine. Your dragon can still fly in your story. More easy drawings for kids are on the home page.