How to Draw a Snake How to Draw a Snake Step by Step Easy

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Snakes are legless reptiles with scaly tubular bodies tapering toward the tail, lidless eyes, and venomous fangs. Snakes are famous for their roles in animated movies. Let's begin!

1. 1

   Draw a medium-size oval shape for the snake's head. Draw two small circles above that oval for a framework for the snake's head.

2. 2

   Draw a curve connecting the circles and the oval to taper the snake's body.

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3. 3

   Draw the curves extending from the small circle at the left end to complete the snake's body. The tail becomes more slender near the tail.

4. 4

   Draw the sketch for the eyes and tongue for the snake's head.

5. 5

   Refine the sketch of the head to make distinct the snake's nose and mouth. Make it look like a cartoon and add details for the snake's body

6. 6

   Trace with a pen and erase unnecessary lines.

7. 7

   Color to your liking!

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1. 1

   Draw a circle for the snake's head.

2. 2

   Draw the curved shape that overlaps the circle a little at the right. This serves as a framework for the snake's body.

3. 3

   Draw the curves which connects and complements the first half of the snake's body.

4. 4

   Draw the curves which completes the other half of the snake's body. The curves become more slender near the tail.

5. 5

   Add the details to the head for the snake's eyes, tongue, mouth, and nose.

6. 6

   Add the details for the snake's body.

7. 7

   Trace with a pen and erase unnecessary lines.

8. 8

   Color using your imagination!

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• Question

  How can I draw scary snakes?

  

  It depends on whether it's aimed at a particular person. If it is, find out if that person is scared of snakes. Most people scared of snakes will be terrified of huge ones. If it's for someone who isn't scared of snakes or not really aimed at anyone, try making it look dangerous. Give it larger fangs, more heads, and maybe something on the tail.

• Question

  How do I make it bigger?

  

  Just get a bigger piece of paper and draw each portion of the snake much larger than it appears in the example images. Get creative!

• Question

  How did you do the tail?

  

  You slowly make the lines come together, not to fast though, or else it will look like it's got a stub tail.

• Question

  Is there an easier way?

  

  You can just draw a squiggly line and add a head, or do whatever you think is easy/best. Get creative!

• Question

  How do I draw it smaller?

  

  Make thinner lines and shorten the snake's body. If it still looks bad, try Googling some images for reference.

• Question

  Why is it so hard?

  

  Rebel Skye

  Community Answer

  Nature is beautiful but complicated. Try tutorials on YouTube or tracing to learn the anatomy.

• Question

  Can I add fangs or a rattle?

  

  Rebel Skye

  Community Answer

  You can add whatever you want. Be creative. Every snake is different.

• Question

  How do I make it more realistic?

  

  Rebel Skye

  Community Answer

  Use a reference photo. Make sure it's a photo and not a drawing. Study each part of the photo, and try tracing over it as you study the snake's anatomy.

• Question

  Is there a way to make exact measurements?

  

  A ruler can help make more exact measurements. If you take art classes, you may learn to use the pencil method.

• Question

  What do I use for coloring?

  

  Rebel Skye

  Community Answer

  You can use paint, markers, crayons, colored pencils, oil pastels, watercolors, whatever you want to.

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To draw a snake, start by making a circle for the head. Next, draw a curved shape that overlaps the circle a little at the right to be a framework for the body. Then, draw the curves that connect and complement the first half of the snake's body as well as the other half of the body, which will become more slender near the tail. Once the body is sketched out, add details like the eyes, tongue, mouth, and nose. Finally, add some detail to the body before erasing any unnecessary lines and coloring your snake in. To learn how to draw a cartoon snake, keep reading!

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