How to draw a dragon
A friendly dragon, sitting up. Ten steps: take your time with the wing. Get a pencil and paper, and tap Next for each line.
Step 1 of 10. Draw a big egg shape, standing up, for the body.
All 10 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 egg shape, standing up, for the body.
2. Draw a circle up and to the right for the head.
3. Join the head to the body with two short neck lines.
4. Add a long round snout on the front of the head.
5. Draw a big dot eye, a nostril and a smile.
6. Add two curved horns on top of the head.
7. Draw an oval tummy with three lines across it.
8. Draw a big pointy wing on its back.
9. Add a little arm and two big feet.
10. Finish with a long tail and a pointy tip.
A tip for drawing a dragon
Draw the body and the head as two separate shapes first, then join them with the neck: it is much easier than drawing a dragon in one line. The wing goes on the back, away from the head, and the tail tip is a little arrow. Ten steps is a lot, so stop and stretch your hand halfway.
Change it up
Once your dragon is down, make it yours:
- Add spikes along the tail.
- Give it a puff of smoke from the nose.
- Draw a second wing peeking out behind.
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How it was made: Peabody drew this dragon 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.