Snail Drawing
Children will enjoy learning how to make a snail drawing!
Grab some art supplies and follow along with these basic 6 drawing steps. You’ll learn the fundamentals for drawing a snail.
This lesson only takes about 20 minutes and includes a pdf you can easily print or download. The pdf guide even contains a “coloring book” page with just the line art. This accompanies well with crayons. It is wonderful for very young kids requiring extra guidance and simply looking to shade in a snail.
Finally learn to draw your very own insects by following this lesson at your own pace. Have fun!
Materials
- Pencil
- Drawing Paper
- Crayons or Colored Pencils
- Black Marker (optional)
- Snail Drawing Printable PDF (see bottom of lesson)
This step by step lesson will teach you how to draw a snail. We will draw attention to the shapes of each part and types of contours drawn making sure that the drawing looks convincing.
Time Needed: 20 minutes
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Outline The Shell
Draw a spiral shape in the middle of your paper.
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Add The Body
Then, start drawing the body of the snail. It has a wavy shape.
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Draw The Antennae
Next, draw v-shaped antennae with small circles on top.
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Add Details Inside The Shell
To complete our snail drawing, add some small lines inside the shell.
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Draw A Clean Puddle
We are going to add a clean puddle for the snail to crawl on.
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Color Your Drawing
Grab your crayons and start coloring your drawing!
Snail Drawing PDF Download
Click the link below to view or download this drawing lesson. The PDF is a printable drawing lesson for Snail Drawing. 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!
Land Snail Facts for Kids
Land snails are a type of mollusk that live on land. They have a shell which is part of their body. The shell is made from calcium from the environment and from secretions from cells within it.
Land snails have an amazing sense of balance and they use this to move around. They’re able to detect the slightest vibrations in the ground through their feet, which are located at the end of their long body, so they can move if they feel threatened or need to flee from potential danger.
Land snails are a type of mollusk and related to the sea snail. They have been on earth for millions of years.
Land snails live in many different habitats and regions around the world and is usually found in vegetable-rich, moist environments such as forests or gardens. They also live in wet environments such as marshes and river banks.
Their diet mainly consists of plants, fungi, leaves and fruit. Some land snails eat meat if it is available to them.