Easy How to Draw a Dinosaur Tutorial and Dinosaur Coloring Page

Draw the classic dinosaur with large head, short arms, and powerful legs. This one has a lot of the details that make him look fierce, but not so many for little artists to take on. Click HERE to join my Daily Draw and download this tutorial.

When students learn how to draw simple dinosaurs, it’s fun to do a whole collection, and use some different materials while they are at it. One of my favorite combos, is white paint marker on brown kraft paper. It has an earthy look that is just perfect for old things — especially dinosaurs.

It is almost a universal truth that virtually all kids undergo a dinosaur phase. Occasionally this comes down to being as young as two or three, however in most cases it will come down to be ages six or seven, when they are just beginning to learn a bit more about the world around them, and the history that surrounds them.

Now you can learn how to draw a dinosaur head that has some of its coolest parts on display. While drawing the entire dinosaur body is always fun, sometimes taking a closer look at things results in a more interesting composition.

Some very wise kinder teachers taught me years ago that the best way to start a new lesson was to begin by reading aloud from a book. It helps to focus their attention, calm them down, and get their imagination started too.

Triceratops is a kind of herbivorous dinosaur which appeared in the age of Late Cretaceous or approximately during 68 million years ago in North America at present. These creatures had the capability of reaching nearly 10 feet and 13 tons in size!

The Plesiosaur is much different than your usual dinosaur because it didn’t roam the earth… it roamed the seas! It is distinguishable by its small head, long and slender neck, broad body, a short tail, and two pairs of large paddles.

Now dinosaur fans can learn how to draw a Stegosaurus by drawing his armored body one step at a time. His large back legs and blades on his spine give him a very distinctive profile.

This tutorial is designed to show off how the Pterodactyl’s wings looked when fully spread. If you learn how the arms were connected to the wings, then you can imagine what they might have once looked like, flying around in the sky.

This tutorial is as simple as possible, without losing any of the fierce Velociraptor look. After all, according to Jurassic Park, he’s supposed to be the most intelligent of his species.

Learning how to draw a fossil is not difficult. What really helps is having some examples to look at. Foot prints may be the first type they think of doing, but plants can leave some pretty interesting shapes too.

This dinosaur has an unusual look, with his strange head and tip-toe walk. The shapes may look a little intimidating at first, but if you see how my tutorial starts with a simple oval body, and then attaches the arms and legs to it, the process becomes much simpler..

Here’s how to draw an Ankylosaurus dinosaur with the huge plates of body armor they needed to protect themselves from attackers. They are also known their club tail. They were very rugged creatures that lived over 70 millions years ago.

Learn how to draw a diplodocus, and still keep his head and tail on one sheet of paper, even if he once was the world’s longest animal. Don’t let the stubby legs fool you because this dinosaur was over 100 feet long.

Years of trying this with all levels of elementary students taught me a few things about this Halloween craft for kids, which I am happy to share.