Draw a Turtle
Template:AttentionThere's no one way to draw a turtle. If you draw something, and you say it's a turtle, it's a turtle! If you want to copy any of the turtle, tortoises or terrapin drawings in this article, feel free to follow the steps.
Contents
Steps
A Lolly Turtle
- Draw a circle and an oblong below that overlaps the circle.
- Add a small circle on the left side of the drawing for the head and sketch the neck using curved lines that connect to the body.
- Draw the turtle’s feet using rectangular shapes.
- Draw the eyes using a small circle and curved lines for the eyebrows. Add a curved line for the mouth.
- Draw the turtle’s shell from the circle you have drawn earlier.
- Sketch out the body and the legs from the outline.
- Draw a pattern for the turtle’s shell using squares and curves.
- Erase unnecessary lines.
- Color the drawing.
A Scary Turtle
- Draw an oblong for the body. Add a small circle for the head.
- Draw the legs using a curved rectangle-like shape.
- Draw the turtle’s shell from the outline.
- Draw a series of hexagon shapes as part of the shell’s pattern.
- Finish the pattern of the shell by adding a series of lines.
- Draw the head and the eyes. For the eyes, draw a small circle. Inside it, add two curved lines and a smaller circle for the pupils.
- Sketch out the legs from the pattern you made earlier.
- Sketch out small square patterns on the turtle’s body.
- Erase unnecessary lines.
- Color the drawing.
A Green Turtle
- Draw an oval with a sharp edge on the left for the head.
- Draw a big oval for the body and shell.
- Draw a curve inside the big oval.
- Draw three oblongs attached to the body for the feet.
- Based on the outline, darken the necessary lines and add the eyes and mouth of the turtle.
- Add details to your turtle such as stripes and shell pattern.
- Erase the unnecessary outlines.
- Color your turtle!
A Snapping Turtle
- Draw a big oval for the shell and body of the turtle.
- Draw a semi-trapezoid shape beside the big oval for the head.
- Draw three rectangles below the shell. Add small claws.
- Draw a big interconnected curve for the tail.
- Most snapping turtles have spiked shells; draw three series of spikes on the shell.
- Based on the outline, draw the whole body of the turtle. Add the eyes and mouth; add some wrinkles in completing the body of the turtle.
- Add details such as the shell pattern and skin texture.
- Erase the unnecessary outlines.
- Color your snapping turtle!
Things You'll Need
- Paper
- Pencil
- Pencil sharpener
- Eraser gum
- Colored pencils, crayons, markers or watercolors