How to draw a dinosaur
A friendly long-neck dinosaur. Eight steps, one at a time. Get a pencil and paper, and tap Next for each line.
Step 1 of 8. Draw a big oval for the dinosaur's body.
All 8 steps
Here is every step at once. The blue lines are the new ones; the dark lines are already on your paper. Draw lightly at first, so you can rub out a line you don’t like.
1. Draw a big oval for the dinosaur's body.
2. Draw a long neck going up to the right.
3. Draw a small round head on top of the neck.
4. Add a dot eye, a nostril and a smile.
5. Draw a long tail coming to a point.
6. Draw two thick front legs.
7. Draw two thick back legs.
8. Add round spots on its back.
A tip for drawing a dinosaur
The neck is two long lines that start on the body and reach up to a small head: the head is much smaller than you think. The tail comes to a point, and the legs are short and thick like tree trunks.
Change it up
Once your dinosaur is down, make it yours:
- Add plates along the back.
- Draw a baby dinosaur hatching from an egg.
- Put a volcano behind it.
Draw another
More in dragons, unicorns and dinosaurs, or see all 40 things to draw. Want to draw freehand instead? The Art Studio has crayons, paint and a fridge to hang it on.
How it was made: Peabody drew this dinosaur in code, line by line, from its own shapes; it is not traced from anyone’s lesson or picture, and it is nobody’s character. Checked 6 November 2026.