How to Draw Ankylosaurus

The Ankylosaurus dinosaur was unique in every way -- it had a club at the end of its tail, armor covering its body, and spikes covering its armor. You’ll have a great time learning to draw this amazing dinosaur.

Learn how to draw this Ankylosaurus dinosaur.
Learn how to draw this Ankylosaurus dinosaur.

In this section, we'll show you how to draw this Ankylosaurus dinosaur. You can draw it freehand while looking at your computer monitor, or you can print out this page to get a closer look at each step.

Here, we'll show you an illustration of each step and then give you a description of how to draw it. Follow the red lines in each illustration to learn exactly what to draw in that step. The lines drawn in previous steps are shown in gray.

To start drawing the Ankylosaurus, draw a large oval for the body, and add a small circle for the head.

Step 1: Draw a large oval for the body and a smaller, rounded shape for the head.

A thick, curved shape and a rounded triangle make the tail of the Ankylosaurus dinosaur.

Step 2: Add a thick, curved shape like macaroni to make the tail. Draw another rounded triangle to form the club at the end of the tail. Put in two more shapes as shown to form the legs behind the body.

The legs on the Ankylosaurus's near side are formed by drawing an upper leg and lower leg that overlap.

Step 3: The legs on the Ankylosaurus's near side are each formed by drawing an upper leg and a lower leg. These shapes should overlap slightly, as seen on the grid. Make the lower shapes bulge out at the bottom to form the feet.

To draw Ankylosaurus, make four teardrop shapes on each foot to make the claws.

Step 4: Draw four teardrop shapes on each foot to make the claws. Add more teardrops along the tail for spikes.

To draw the Ankylosaurus dinosaur, add triangles to form the upper shell armor and the head spikes.

Step 5: Draw triangles along the side of the body to start forming the upper shell armor. Add more triangles on the head for spikes. Split the head to separate the mouth and the lower jaw. Draw circles for the eye and the eye socket. Put a teardrop shape near the front of the face for the nostril.

To draw Ankylosaurus, add curved lines across the back and head.

Step 6: Draw curved lines across the Ankylosaurus's back and head. This provides a grid to show how to arrange the shell armor spikes.

Draw the armor spikes on the Ankylosaurus dinosaur by following the grid guidelines.

Step 7: Draw the armor spikes by following the grid guidelines. Add detail lines on the legs, the belly, and the tail.

To finish your Ankylosaurus drawing, trace the pencil lines with a felt-tip pen, and erase extra lines.

Step 8: Trace the pencil lines you want to keep with a felt-tip pen, and erase any extra lines. The Ankylosaurus is now ready to color.

Your dinosaur is finished! Even if you don't get it right the first time, keep practicing until you're happy with your drawing.

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