How to Draw a Crab
Set up your workstation., Draw a medium sized oval, long-ways in the center of your paper., Add the eyes and antenna., Draw the claws., Draw the legs., Finish your crab.
Step-by-Step Guide
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Step 1: Set up your workstation.
Find a comfortable well-lit place to work where all your materials are nearby.
For this tutorial, you will need:
Your sketchbook, paper, or card stock.
A pencil An eraser Scissors (optional) Markers, color pencils, or crayons (optional) -
Step 2: Draw a medium sized oval
Make sure to give yourself plenty of room on the top, bottom, and sides of your oval.
This will be the body of the crab.
You can draw this oval in one continuous stroke or connect two sideways "C" shapes to make this shape. , Crabs have two small eyes with a tiny antenna coming from each one, like eyebrows.
You will want to draw these at the top of your oval in the middle.
Find the center of your oval and draw two small circles next to each other on the top line.
Make sure to space the circles far enough away that you can clearly see both of them.
You may also want to color them in completely with your pencil or a black marker.
Above each circle, add a short line sticking up and out, from the inside of the circle.
This means that the two antenna lines should be directly across from each other, with the circle eyes on the outside. , Drawing the claws of your crab is a three step process.
On the top of the oval, toward the edges, add a small oval, tall-ways, to each side.
If you have trouble getting these ovals the same size, don't worry, some crabs have one claw that is larger than the other.
On top of each oval, draw a larger oval tilted diagonally inward toward the eyes.
Your top ovals should look like they are almost facing each other while reaching upward.
Add the pincers on the top of the larger oval.
To draw the pincers, hold your pencil at the top of the oval and draw a short curved line reaching upward.
End this line with a pointed tip, and take the line back down to the center of the top of the oval.
From the center of the top of the oval, draw a shorter curved line, curving toward the first (as if to complete a circle), and end that line in a point as well, before taking it back down the the base of the oval. , Your crab can have three legs on each side, all below the claws.
Start the first leg directly below the claw.
Draw a crescent shape pointing upward, in line with the direction of the claw.
Repeat this on the other side.
Draw another leg directly below the first one.
Use a present shape to angle this leg upward as well.
Repeat on the other side.
Draw the last leg directly below the second, but this time, angle the present shape downward.
Repeat on the other side. , Depending on what you want to do, there are a few ways you can finish your crab.
You may wish to color your crab and then cut it out, using it as a party decoration for an underwater theme.
You could also add an underwater scene to your paper, drawing a kelp forest or sea otters around your crab.
Have fun! -
Step 3: long-ways in the center of your paper.
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Step 4: Add the eyes and antenna.
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Step 5: Draw the claws.
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Step 6: Draw the legs.
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Step 7: Finish your crab.
Detailed Guide
Find a comfortable well-lit place to work where all your materials are nearby.
For this tutorial, you will need:
Your sketchbook, paper, or card stock.
A pencil An eraser Scissors (optional) Markers, color pencils, or crayons (optional)
Make sure to give yourself plenty of room on the top, bottom, and sides of your oval.
This will be the body of the crab.
You can draw this oval in one continuous stroke or connect two sideways "C" shapes to make this shape. , Crabs have two small eyes with a tiny antenna coming from each one, like eyebrows.
You will want to draw these at the top of your oval in the middle.
Find the center of your oval and draw two small circles next to each other on the top line.
Make sure to space the circles far enough away that you can clearly see both of them.
You may also want to color them in completely with your pencil or a black marker.
Above each circle, add a short line sticking up and out, from the inside of the circle.
This means that the two antenna lines should be directly across from each other, with the circle eyes on the outside. , Drawing the claws of your crab is a three step process.
On the top of the oval, toward the edges, add a small oval, tall-ways, to each side.
If you have trouble getting these ovals the same size, don't worry, some crabs have one claw that is larger than the other.
On top of each oval, draw a larger oval tilted diagonally inward toward the eyes.
Your top ovals should look like they are almost facing each other while reaching upward.
Add the pincers on the top of the larger oval.
To draw the pincers, hold your pencil at the top of the oval and draw a short curved line reaching upward.
End this line with a pointed tip, and take the line back down to the center of the top of the oval.
From the center of the top of the oval, draw a shorter curved line, curving toward the first (as if to complete a circle), and end that line in a point as well, before taking it back down the the base of the oval. , Your crab can have three legs on each side, all below the claws.
Start the first leg directly below the claw.
Draw a crescent shape pointing upward, in line with the direction of the claw.
Repeat this on the other side.
Draw another leg directly below the first one.
Use a present shape to angle this leg upward as well.
Repeat on the other side.
Draw the last leg directly below the second, but this time, angle the present shape downward.
Repeat on the other side. , Depending on what you want to do, there are a few ways you can finish your crab.
You may wish to color your crab and then cut it out, using it as a party decoration for an underwater theme.
You could also add an underwater scene to your paper, drawing a kelp forest or sea otters around your crab.
Have fun!
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