How to Draw an Anaconda
Kids will love learning how to draw an anaconda with 6 easy illustrative steps.
Grab some art supplies and follow along with these simple 6 drawing steps. You’ll learn the fundamentals for drawing an anaconda.
This lesson only takes about 20 minutes and has a PDF near the bottom of the lesson you can easily print or download. The pdf lesson even contains a “coloring book” page with just the line art. This accompanies perfectly with crayons or markers. This is ideal for very young children in the need of extra guidance and are looking to shade in an anaconda.
Trying to learn to draw is much more fun when you have a fun & easy lesson to reference. Let’s get drawing!
Materials
- Pencil
- Drawing Paper
- Crayons or Colored Pencils
- Black Marker (optional)
- How to Draw an Anaconda Printable PDF (see bottom of lesson)
In this lesson, we will learn how to draw an anaconda with basic drawing tools. Be sure to observe the various sizes and shapes within the artwork of the anaconda. The pencil lines in each step is drawn out in blue so you can observe the most recent shapes that you should be working on.
Time Needed: 20 minutes
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Form The Head
Form a curved shape to draw the anaconda’s head.
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Draw The Face
Next, draw a circle for the eye and a dot for the nostril. Now, add a wavy line for the mouth. Don’t forget to draw the snake’s tongue!
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Add The Body
Add the reptile’s curled up body by drawing curved lines as shown.
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Attach The Tail
Next, draw the anaconda’s tail attached to its body.
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Draw A Tree Branch
Now, outline a tree branch for the snake to hang on to.
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Complete The Anaconda Drawing
Let’s color our drawing of an anaconda! First, fill the eye with a black crayon. Add a white shimmer using a white crayon. Now, shade the underbelly using a yellow crayon. Next, color the scales on the snake’s body using a light green crayon. Add some spotted pattern on the snake’s back using a darker shade of green. Then, color the tongue with a red crayon. Finally, use a brown crayon to fill in the tree branch.
How to Draw an Anaconda PDF Download
Click the link below to view or download this drawing lesson. The PDF is a printable drawing lesson for How to Draw an Anaconda. The last page of the downloadable PDF includes a coloring book page with just the outlines and an extension exercise for prompting kids to get creative!