How to Draw a T. rex (Easy Step-by-Step for Kids)
To draw a T. rex, start with a big rounded head and a long mouth line. Add an eye, a nostril and a smile, then a thick body with a long tail. Finish with strong legs, tiny arms and belly lines.
- Steps
- 6 easy steps
- You need
- Pencil
- Eraser
- Black marker
- Green, dark green, light green 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 T. rex step by step
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Step 1 of 6: Draw a big rounded head with a bump on top and a long curved mouth line along the bottom.
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Step 2 of 6: Add a round eye with a black pupil and a shine dot, a small nostril and a curl at the smile end.
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Step 3 of 6: Draw a thick body under the head with a long pointed tail stretching out to the left.
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Step 4 of 6: Add two strong legs with three claws on each foot. Erase the belly line where the legs join.
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Step 5 of 6: Draw two tiny arms with two claws each, and a belly patch with five curved stripe lines across it.
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Step 6 of 6: Color it green, belly light green, cheek pink, six back stripes dark green. Keep claws and 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 head big compared to the body so the T. rex looks cute, not scary.
Tip: Keep the arms tiny and high on the chest, close to the head.
Make it yours
Roaring T. rex
Draw the mouth open wide with a row of small triangle teeth.
Baby T. rex
Draw a cracked egg around the bottom of a smaller T. rex.
Dino park
Add a volcano and a few palm trees behind your T. rex.
Common mistakes and easy fixes
The arms look too long
Draw the arms short, with small bent claws near the chest.
The tail is too short
Stretch the tail out as long as the body, ending in a point.
The legs look thin
Draw each leg wide at the top and narrow at the foot.
Fun facts about the T. rex
Based on fossils, scientists think a Tyrannosaurus rex could be up to 40 feet long and 12 feet high. (Source: American Museum of Natural History)
Tyrannosaurus rex had 60 teeth, and its teeth were up to 20 centimeters long. (Source: Natural History Museum)
Preserved skin shows that Tyrannosaurus and its close relatives had scales. (Source: Natural History Museum)
Questions grown-ups ask
How to draw a T rex easy?
Draw a big rounded head, then a face and a thick body with a long tail. Add strong legs, tiny arms and belly lines.
How to draw a T rex step by step?
Draw the head, the face, the body and tail, the legs and the arms and belly. Color it green with a light green belly last.
How to draw a T rex for kids?
Use a big round head and a smile so it looks friendly. Tiny arms and a long tail make it look like a T. rex.
If your T. rex came out a little wobbly, that's fine. Your dinosaur is ready to stomp. More easy drawings for kids are on the home page.