→ Drawing a crocodile
This is an average difficulty lesson. It can be difficult for adults to repeat this lesson, so I don’t recommend drawing a crocodile using this lesson for young children, but if you really want to, you can try. I also want to note the lesson “” - be sure to try it again if you still have time and desire to draw today.
What you will need
In order to draw a crocodile we may need:
- A little patience.
- Good mood.
Step by step lesson
It is difficult to draw a crocodile - it is a representative of wild animals; not everyone can afford to draw from life professional artist. But still, you need to try to know as much as possible about this animal before drawing. You can read Wikipedia and study different photos, of which there are simply tons of them on the Internet.
By the way, in addition to this lesson, I advise you to pay attention to the lesson “”. It will help improve your skill or just give you a little fun.
In this lesson, let's try to draw a crocodile together - the oldest and most dangerous animal on our planet. The drawing of a crocodile is actually quite simple, you just need to draw a huge predatory “toothy” mouth and it will already be clear that it is a crocodile. But, in order to draw a crocodile that looks like a real one, and not like the crocodile Gena, it is better to draw in stages, first with a simple pencil, and then color with colored pencils. The crocodile is a very dangerous and predatory animal, and in order to convey its character in the picture, first of all you need to draw an open long mouth, widely spaced paws and a tail bent from tension. The crocodile seems to be preparing to jump from the picture and grab its prey.
1. Initial contours of the crocodile’s body
Start drawing a crocodile with a sketch of the body - an elongated oval. Draw a small circle for this oval - it will be a crocodile. Draw three legs for the crocodile, since the fourth is not visible, and, of course, a bent tail. You can draw the oval of the crocodile’s body a little thinner than in my drawing. It’s just that “my” crocodile has already had a good “bite”.
2. Head and tail of a crocodile
Perhaps this stage will be the most difficult. You need to draw the initial outlines of the shape of the crocodile’s tail, additionally mark the paws, and most importantly, draw the outline of the crocodile’s open mouth. The crocodile looks almost directly at the viewer and therefore the outline of the mouth should not be too long. Try to copy this element of the crocodile drawing exactly as in my drawing.
3. Open mouth of a crocodile
Now that you remove the extra ones contour lines from the crocodile's head and draw the inner line of the open mouth, the crocodile will immediately seem to come to life. At this stage of the drawing you still need to draw general outline paws and add a few folds near the crocodile's head.
4. Drawing of a crocodile in detail
Check that all the proportions of the crocodile picture are accurate, and if necessary, correct inaccurate details in your drawing. Now you need to draw the entire tail in the picture. This is quite easy to do; you just need to draw two more tapering lines parallel to the primary contour. You also need to draw the claws on the paws and head. The skin of a crocodile is covered on top with horny, pointed growths; don’t forget to draw them too. In the open mouth you need to draw fangs; you can’t call them teeth.
5. The final stage of drawing a crocodile
It is not necessary to color a drawing of a crocodile with a simple pencil. The crocodile will look much more impressive in the picture “in color”. Just keep in mind that green color only the crocodile Gena from the cartoon has skins. They are usually less cute. To make the drawing of a crocodile more realistic, draw it not on the river bank among the bushes. It is in such places that crocodiles live.
So you learned how to draw a crocodile, I hope it was interesting and informative. Now you can pay attention to the lesson “” - it is just as interesting and exciting. Well, the buttons social networks It's not just like that =)
To learn how to draw, you should take a variety of subjects and objects as the object of drawing. Learn to draw a table, chair, room, tree, leaves, kitten, deer, crocodile, horse, human face and body, etc., and then a drawing or painting of any complexity will be within your grasp. Here we will look at the process drawing a crocodile. The lesson is step-by-step with a description of each stage. This way you will be able to depict every detail of the crocodile step by step and subsequently draw it without any difficulty.
Crocodiles are semi-aquatic predators, large reptiles. Crocodiles are considered dangerous predators for people, but here we will draw a “good” crocodile, which is somewhat cartoonish. This lesson may appeal to children and their parents. A crocodile can be drawn with both simple and colored pencils.
How to draw a crocodile step by step with a pencil
Pencils that we will need. As mentioned above, you can use one simple pencil if you do not want to fill the image with color.
Let's start with the head. Draw an oval and outline two curved center lines. We need these lines in order to correctly build the elements of the head without distortions and inconsistencies. It is worth noting that the head is presented here large for clarity, almost the entire sheet, but you should leave room to fit the rest of the crocodile.
Following this sketch, draw the shape of the crocodile's head.
Now let's get into detail. Add lines for the shape of the head, eyes, nostrils.
We continue to add details. We finish drawing the lower part of the head, adding pupils to the eyes.
At this stage we draw the outline of the crocodile’s body: torso, paws and tail.
After the main lines are completed, we erase all the contour lines that were necessary for construction, but are now not needed and will only get in the way.
Let's move on to the sketch. Use the colored pencils shown here or similar ones. Green Let's sketch the lower part of the crocodile. We also paint over the eyes here.
The upper part of the crocodile's body is painted over with a darker green color.
After the entire crocodile is painted over, take dark pencil and make the previously drawn lines clear, since due to the drawing of color they have become invisible.
Finished drawing of a crocodile.
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Even today, modern fathers and mothers read poems from their distant childhood to their children. The memorable and fascinating works that Korney Chukovsky wrote about 100 years ago do not lose their relevance and are still interesting to growing children.
Many people remember: “Once upon a time there was a crocodile. He walked the streets...”
Children love fairy tales and animals, so they will be very happy to agree with you to draw a crocodile with pencils about which they recently read a fairy tale. If you think this idea is interesting, then you can safely start creating. A portion Have a good mood guaranteed for you! In terms of difficulty level, this instruction is considered simple.
Torso
Everything is quite simple - to get the body you need to draw a slightly flattened horizontal oval. Preferably, try to place it in the center of the sheet.
Tail
One smooth movement is enough and the crocodile has a tail. Before you draw it, carefully pay attention to the bends in the picture, and with a light touch of the pencil, repeat a similar line. When the arc matches the desired one, you can make it a little thicker.
Head
After successfully sketching the previous elements, you can confidently begin drawing the crocodile’s head. To depict it, you need to repeat the shape of the line almost identical to the tail. Its only difference will be its location, that is, it will be directed in the other direction.
Paws
Now we see the likeness of our crocodile better and better. Distinctive feature This animal has small paws on the sides. So we draw them! We need to display only two of them, since the others will not be visible from this angle. Everything should work out for you!
To remove unnecessary auxiliary lines, use the eraser.
Making the tail longer
As we know, crocodiles have a fairly long and powerful tail, so that’s what it should look like in the picture. To do this, it needs to be lengthened a little, and thereby we will show where our beast of prey is heading.
Yes, don't forget to use an eraser to correct any inaccuracies in the drawing.
Adding volume to the body
Crocodiles are not small lizards, but large predators with impressive sizes and a fairly spacious belly. As K. Chukovsky wrote:
"The Crocodile grinned
And he swallowed the poor guy,
Swallowed it with boots and a saber.”
Therefore, to make it more realistic you need to add volume by drawing a line along the entire length, as in the image below.
Adding relief to the back
The presence of special scales on the crocodile's back is mandatory. In some ways, these horny plates are even similar to small teeth, which once again emphasizes the waywardness of this reptile.
Eyes
If you pay attention, you will notice that the crocodile is not the owner of excessive big eyes. Therefore, to depict the eye sockets, you need to draw a couple of small circles on the top of the head (see figure) and shade the pupil on one side with black.
Mouth
A green predator would have a more believable appearance with small protruding fangs.
Scales
All that remains is to apply the finishing touch. To do this, we need to depict the likeness of small scaly humps throughout his huge body, which will add even more believability.
Conclusion
You worked hard! We think your crocodile turned out decent and you can hardly distinguish it from the real thing.
This good way take your personal time and your child’s time, teach him something useful and developmental. By mastering even such simple and uncomplicated sketches, the child gains enormous experience in the field visual arts and develops creative thinking. But, years later, he will definitely remember how you taught him to draw a crocodile step by step and will be grateful for the attention paid to him in childhood.
VIDEO TO THE MATERIAL
In today's lesson we will learn, how to draw a crocodile pencil. Such a serious predator! The crocodile is well adapted to life in water. He can easily gobble up both food and sushi in a second. It has a flat body shape, short legs, an elongated snout and a long tail. His fingers are connected by webbing. There are five of them on the front paw, and four on the back paw. The skin is covered with rectangular horny scutes. We will have five steps in total. Begin!
How to draw a crocodile with a pencil
Step one. We draw the contours and base of the crocodile's body. Let's start with the head. On the left side of the sheet, at the bottom, we will place a large oval. We add a body to the oval - an elongated oval. From it upward we draw the tail: an axial curved line, and then an outline. Now let's take a closer look at the future head of the crocodile in the picture. We will try to do the same. Here we have an uneven mouth line, a marked eye level and a flat nose. From the body to the sides, draw the center lines of the paws and toes. 
Step two. Draw a zigzag line on the tail. Next we draw the head: nostrils, chin and toothy mouth. Outline the paws with fingers. This is where the centerlines we got in the last step will come in handy. The legs should be short and massive. Fingers are spread apart. 
Step three. On the back of the crocodile we draw several parallel zigzag lines. So we will create with you the chitinous cover of the animal. We will show short winding stripes on the head and paws. There are folds on the cheeks. 
Step four. We continue to draw the body. Here and more short lines, and lines stretching along the back... In general, we continue to try. 
Step five. There is very little left: erase all unnecessary lines and make the outline brighter. After this you can color it. 
I hope you enjoyed the lesson. Now that the crocodile is ready, you can choose new lesson for drawing. You can draw more.
What You'll Be Creating
Although crocodiles are not the closest relatives of dinosaurs, they are not very different in appearance. Large, scaly, ferocious, with huge jaws full of sharp teeth - sounds a lot like the description of dragons, doesn't it? Let's look at four species of crocodiles (family crocodilians): the well-known crocodiles and alligators and less known species, such as caimans and gharials.
1. General anatomy of a crocodile
Skeleton
Let's take a look inside the crocodile to understand what its body looks like.
First of all, notice how huge his skull is compared to the rest of his body. This is completely unusual for modern vertebrates! In addition, the body is very long and located very close to the ground due to short limbs and a stretching gait. The tail is long, very large and forms a significant part of the body.
All these dice are hard to remember, but we don't have to. We can simplify as much as possible, it will be much more useful to remember only the important parts:
To create the correct posture of an animal, we need to know how it moves. As you may have noticed, crocodiles often “crawl” with their bellies almost on the ground. This is because of their "stretching" posture - their elbows and knees pointing outward (B) instead of being held at the sides of the body (A). However, unlike lizards, crocodiles are not limited to this movement; They can stand almost vertically, and their limbs rotate in the “correct” way. This allows them to move very quickly.
Another important feature to remember is that crocodiles drag their tails on the ground, which makes them different from dinosaurs.
Body type
The crocodile's musculature is well hidden under thick skin, so we don't need to study individual muscles. Let's just look at how invisible muscles determine the visible silhouette:
2. Draw the head of a crocodile
Step 1
Start with a soft curved line. Attach a large circle to it, then another one in the middle and one at the end.
Add a smaller circle to the last one (the tip of the “lips”) and an ellipse on top (the nose). Attach the circle to the largest one - this will be the back of the lower jaw.
Step 2
Use the circles and the spaces between them to determine the curve of the crocodile's smile.
Step 3
Add eyes to the top of the head.
Step 4
Base your final lines on the guide lines.
Step 5
Time for teeth! Crocodiles have both jaws of the same width, so all the teeth will be visible. Do you see the curves of the “lips”? The longest teeth are where the curve becomes most convex.
Step 6.
Draw the upper teeth according to this formula.
Step 7
Now, the lower teeth - find the convex parts...
Step 8
And draw the teeth.
Step 9
Use the same circles to create a top view. Be sure to draw them all in one row!
Step 10
Add eyes on top...
Step 11
The rest should be pretty simple. Note the V-shape!
Step 12
What's really interesting about a crocodile's head is that what you're actually seeing is a skull covered in skin - there's very little muscle in that area. There is just one big exception: the jaw muscles. Watch how they work to correctly draw the open mouth of a crocodile:
Step 13
Alligators are very similar to crocodiles, but there are two features that make them easy to tell apart. First, the alligator's lower jaw is narrower than its upper jaw, so the lower row of teeth is not visible from above.
Secondly, the alligator's head is much wider, U-shaped and less voluminous.
Step 14
Caimans, smaller relatives of true crocodiles, look like smaller crocodiles: the snout is shorter and the eyes appear larger and more prominent.
Step 15
Another member of the crocodile family, the gharial, has a truly distinctive head that is different from all others:
- Very long snout with a characteristic protuberance at the end (only in males)
- Even rows of teeth
- Protruding eyes
3. Draw the eyes of a crocodile
Step 1
Start with an ellipse and draw the pupil inside. The eyes of crocodiles, just like cats, narrow in the light and widen in the dark.
Step 2
Add a border around it.
Step 3
Add simple lines to create the scales.
Step 4
The crocodile's eyes protrude so that the animal can keep them above the water level when its body is completely submerged. Remember that when drawing an eye, it should not be “glued” to the flat wall of the skull, but should have a three-dimensional structure.
Step 5
The ear is right behind the eye, so let's add it.
Step 6.
Let's add scales.
Step 7
And let's finish.
4. Draw the feet of a crocodile
Crocodiles have five toes on their front feet and four toes on their hind legs. The membranes depend on the specific species:
- Alligators have webbed feet.
- Caimans and gharials have only webbed hind legs.
- True webbed crocodiles may have either hind legs or all legs unwebbed, depending on the species.
Step 1
To draw the legs, start with a general design. The ellipse defines the "push" point.
Step 2
Let's add fingers.
Step 3
Add circles almost at the tip to determine the width of the fingers.
Step 4
Draw the outlines of the toes. Note that this outline is quite easy to draw even without any guide lines (baby hands), so you can skip the previous steps and start right here if you feel confident.
Step 5
Add claws. Please note that not all toes end in claws! (Use the diagram above for reference).
Step 6.
Now, if your species has membranes, add them.
Step 7
Polish the drawing.
5. Draw a pattern of crocodile scales
Although crocodile skin may look very complex, it is actually easier to draw than either a snake or a fish. Let's see how to bring all this chaos into order!
Step 1
Start with vertical stripes around the body.
Step 2
Cross them with horizontal lines as shown below. The first square scale should appear.
Step 3
The scales we just sketched are keel- they have a sharp tip or a slight thickening in the middle.
Step 4
Now add horizontal lines to the remaining square ones, but don't make keel scales. The scales should not be very even; It will be even better if they are a little random.
Step 5
The areas that remain are where the chaos begins. Very small, rounded scales with irregular rows are found here. Create the following lines:
Step 6.
Then trim these lines with short horizontal lines.
Step 7
Some of the smaller scales are also slightly pointed, although they make this part of the body look more like a hump. These scales will appear larger and thicker among others.
Step 8
Place two large keeled scales behind the eyes and two plates on top.
Step 9
When it comes to the head, there is virtually no scale at all - it's more like cracked skin, so it has the same pattern as dried mud.
Step 10
If you follow all the guide lines you should now have a scaly crocodile. It's definitely a lot of work! In the practical part of this tutorial, I'll show you how to avoid this problem, at least partially.
6. Introduction to crocodile species
We've already mentioned some crocodiles, so let's get to know them better. Please note: colors may vary depending on the specific species.
Crocodile
"True crocodiles" belong to the largest family. They are usually olive green, with darker spots that can create streaks. The underside is brighter, yellowish or creamy white.
Alligator
As I said, alligators have wider snouts and only the top row of teeth is visible when the mouth is closed. Their head is also smoother. They are darker than crocodiles, with a whitish underside.
Caymans
Caiman, such as the snake caiman, look like smaller crocodiles with large heads. To highlight the difference between them and their larger cousins, you can use Brown color as the main one.
Gharial (Gharial)
Gharials are the easiest to draw and their faces cannot be confused with any other crocodile. As for the colors, they can be black, dark brown and even bright green.
7. Practical lesson. Draw a crocodile step by step.
Now we're going to take all this dry information and use it for something practical. Remember, I'm only showing you how to use it, so don't copy me step by step, rather do the same as me using my tips from the previous steps in your own way.
Step 1
Start by creating an idea straight from your head. You should have a simplified skeleton, but it shouldn't be visible.
Step 2
Identify the body parts. If you're having trouble here, remember: we're talking about not about drawing crocodiles. This means that you should work on your and/or before attempting to draw anything specific, such as animals.
Step 3
Draw the head according to the instructions.
Step 4
Draw the outlines of the head.
Step 5
Add teeth.
Step 6.
Connect the head to the rest of the body by adding a neck. Larger crocodiles and alligators have a "flattened" neck that flattens out like a large sandbag when the animal is on the ground.
Step 7
Now we will work on the scales. I promised to show you unusual way draw it, so let's see what we can do. Start by defining your base lighting. It's the light that creates the detail so we don't have to paint it in the shadows.
Step 8
Step by step, draw guide lines for the scales, only in the lighting area and on its borders.
Step 9
Then draw the scales: highlighted in the highlight area and less noticeable in the transition area.
Step 10
If it's just a sketch, you can also add simple grids in the shadows, similar to simplified scales.
Step 11
Finish the painting the way you want!
Ready!
Now you can draw your own ferocious crocodiles! Feel free to use this information to create your own species, including dragons and other fantasy animals. If you like this tutorial, be sure to check out the others in this series. Thanks for spending some time with me and see you next time!
