In this free art lesson, you'll learn how to draw a Stegosaurus Dinosaur step-by-step.

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To draw this Stegosaurus step by step, follow along with the video tutorial below and pause the video after each step to draw at your own pace. You may find it easier to follow the step-by-step drawings below the video. The new lines in each step are shown in red, so you'll know exactly what to draw next. You may want to open the video in a new tab and use both drawing methods. Take your time and draw at your own pace.

Below you can watch a NEW step-by-step video tutorial with NARRATED steps:

The following is a video tutorial where the steps are WRITTEN out within the video:

For the first few steps, don't press down too hard with your pencil. Use light, smooth strokes to begin so that it's easy to erase if you make a mistake.

Step 1: Draw two circles as guides for the stegosaurus' body. They don't have to be perfect. They're just guides. The circle on the left side should be smaller than the one on the right, and they should be right next to each other.

Step 2: Draw an even smaller circle on the left side as a guide for the stegosaurus' head.

Step 3: Draw an arc on the left side of the stegosaurus' head as a guide for the muzzle.

Step 4: Draw four lines under the stegosaurus' body (two below each circle) as guides for the legs. Bend the lines forward at the ends as guides for the stegosaurus' feet and give the lines in the back an extra bend near the middle.

Step 5: Draw a series of curved lines that connect the major shapes to form the stegosaurus' body.

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Step 6: Draw two curved lines that come to a point on the right side of the body for the stegosaurus' tail.

That's it for the initial sketch! From this point on, press harder with your pencil to get a more defined sketch.

Step 7: Draw the stegosaurus' eye on the upper left side of the head. The shape of the eye resembles a football. Draw a circle inside and shade it in for the eyeball. Draw some lines surrounding the stegosaurus' eye for extra detail.

Step 8: Use the initial arc as a guide to draw the stegosaurus' muzzle. The end of the muzzle should come to a point to form the beak-like front. Draw a line in the middle for the stegosaurus' actual mouth.

Step 9: Use the initial circle as a guide to draw the stegosaurus' head. The head of the stegosaurus should be small because it housed one of the smallest brains among the dinosaurs.

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Step 10: Using the lines as guides, draw the stegosaurus' front legs. Draw lightly at first. When you like what you have, go ahead and darken it. Bend the leg near the top. Draw three toes at the bottom. The other two toes are not visible because they're on the other side. Draw a few lines at the top of the stegosaurus' leg to indicate folds of skin. Draw the leg on the other side the same way. Draw lightly at first to get the structure right, then darken it. Don't forget the stegosaurus' toes!

Step 11: Now use the other lines as guides to draw the stegosaurus' hind legs. Remember to sketch lightly at first. The hind legs are a lot bigger than the front legs. Draw the leg wider on top and narrow at the bottom. The stegosaurus' hind legs only have three toes, but only draw the two that are visible. Use the same technique to draw the hind leg on the other side.

Step 12: Draw the first row of plates along the top part of the stegosaurus' body. The shape of the plates is similar to a pentagon. The plate directly above the hind legs is the biggest, so start with that one. Draw five more plates to the left of the first. They should get smaller as they get closer to the stegosaurus' head. Don't draw the plates too perfect. Give them different bumps and curves. Draw three more plates to the right of the biggest. Draw lightly at first before darkening the shapes.

Step 13: Draw the second row of plates on the other side hiding behind the first row. When drawing this row of plates, follow the same basic size as the first row of plates. Because they're hiding on the other side, only draw the visible portion. You should end up with a total of seventeen plates on your stegosaurus.

Step 14: Using a few curved lines at the end of the stegosaurus' tail, draw the four defensive spikes. Draw the spikes long and narrrow with a slight curve.

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Step 15: Darken the remaining lines to form the rest of the stegosaurus' body.

Step 16 (optional): For a cleaner look, erase as much as you can of the initial lines. Don't worry about erasing all of them. It's okay to leave some behind. Also re-draw any final sketch lines that you may have accidentally erased.

Final Step (optional): Add some shading to your stegosaurus drawing to give it more dimension and volume. Pick the direction of the light source when shading so that the shadows are consistent with it. Vary the pressure on your pencil to get different degrees of tonal value. Add a cast shadow underneath. This helps ground the stegosaurus so it doesn't appear to be floating.

You can add more value throughout your stegosaurus drawing for extra detail. Nobody is exactly sure as to what a stegosaurus looked like. So this part is up to you! Add a solid value or patches or even spots! If you want this look, draw a few stripes along the stegosaurus' back and random squiggly lines all over for a rough, scaly skin. Don't forget to PAUSE the video to draw at your own pace.

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