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Step 10: Use the top set of the oval-like shapes as guides to draw the dragonfly's front pair of wings. Follow the basic path of the guide as you darken the line that makes up the wing. Dip the line a bit near the middle of the wing and make the tip pointier. Make the right side of the wing pointier to show where it connects to the thorax. Draw a few lines near the top part of the dragonfly's wing as the detail for the wings. Now tighten the shape of the front wing on the right side the same way. Darken the line to create the wing as you follow the basic path of the guide. Draw the lines inside the wing too. Remember to try to draw each side the same for a sense of symmetry.
Step 11: Use the second set of oval-like shapes as guides to draw the dragonfly's hindwings. Make the top right end of the wing pointier and connect the point to the thorax. Follow the basic path of the oval-like shape as you darken the line for the wing. The hindwings should be a bit wider than the forewings. Add a few lines inside the wing near the top part for the wings. Draw the hindwing on the right using the same technique. Use the initial shape as a guide as you darken the lines and remember to make the width thicker. Draw the veins near the top.
Step 12: Use the oval under the head as a guide to draw the dragonfly's thorax. Draw a curved line at the top to connect the thorax to the head. Draw a line down the middle of the thorax for detail. Add a few shapes down the middle of the thorax as the detail on the segments. Add more lines on the sides of the oval to finish the detail on the thorax.
Step 13: Use the lines on the sides of the body as guides to draw the dragonfly's legs. Follow the path of the lines and make the legs thicker and darker. Even though the legs are under the wings, they are still visible because the wings are very transparent.
Step 14: Use the long oval at the bottom as a guide when drawing the dragonfly's abdomen. Darken the outside of the shape and add a line across the middle for detail. Lightly draw a few more lines within the shape of the abdomen as extra detail.