Dinosaur Drawing: Free Printable & Easy Step-by-Step
Need a dinosaur drawing to print? Download the one below for free, ready to color, trace or copy. Want to draw it yourself? Draw a friendly long-neck dinosaur with a big body, chunky legs, a long tail and spots. Six easy steps for kids, with a free printable worksheet.
- Printable
- 2-page PDF: the drawing to color + all 6 steps and a colored example on one page (US Letter / A4)
- Worksheet
- 3-page PDF: all steps, a tracing page and a coloring page
- You need
- Pencil, eraser, crayons or markers
- Ages
- 5 and up
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How to Draw a Dinosaur: step-by-step instructions
The new lines in each step are shown in red.
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Step 1
Draw a big oval for the dinosaur's body.
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Step 2
Draw a long, curved neck going up from the front of the body and an oval head on top.
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Step 3
Add a long tail that gets thinner and ends in a point.
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Step 4
Draw four short, chunky legs with little toes.
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Step 5
Give your dinosaur a shiny eye, a smile, a nostril and a rosy cheek.
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Step 6
Decorate it with spots on the body and little spikes along the back. Roar!
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Now color it!
Color the dinosaur green with light green spots and orange spikes. The cheek is pink and the eye is black with a white dot. Dinosaurs can be any color, so try blue or purple next time.
Free printable drawing worksheet
Print all the steps on one page, then practice on the tracing sheet and finish with the coloring page. Perfect for art class, homeschool or a rainy afternoon.
Download the worksheetTips for a better dinosaur drawing
- Draw the body as a big oval first: everything else attaches to it.
- Make the neck thick where it meets the body and thinner near the head.
- Keep the legs short and chunky for a cute dinosaur.
4 ways to make your dinosaur drawing unique
- Draw a volcano and palm trees behind your dinosaur.
- Add spikes or plates down the back to make a stegosaurus.
- Draw a baby dinosaur hatching from an egg.
- Give your dinosaur spots or stripes.
Coloring your dinosaur drawing
Once your drawing is finished, go over the pencil lines with a black marker or fine-liner and erase any leftover pencil. Then grab crayons, colored pencils or markers. Start with the biggest areas first and finish with the small details. Not sure which colors to use? Look at the colored example under the last step: it also prints on the steps page of the PDF. Not in the mood to draw? Print our ready-made dinosaur drawing at the top of this page and jump straight to coloring.
Fun facts about dinosaurs
- Some long-neck dinosaurs were longer than three school buses.
- Birds are the closest living relatives of dinosaurs.
Your dinosaur drawing is complete!
Great job! Every time you practice, your lines get smoother and your shapes more confident, so try drawing it again from memory tomorrow. Print the free worksheet to practice with the tracing page, and check out our other easy drawing guides below.
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