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How to Draw a Spider

Learn how to draw a spider with a free printable step-by-step drawing tutorial. Having some easy spider how to draw fun for kids of all ages.
Cook Time20 minutes
Total Time20 minutes
Course: How To Draw Tutorials
Author: Alli Ward

Equipment

  • Drawing Pencils

Ingredients

Instructions

  • The first thing is to draw a small circle towards the bottom of your paper. This will be your spider face.
    step 1 for drawing a spider
  • The next step is to draw another slightly larger circle above the smaller circle from the previous step. Overlap the two circles slightly. The larger circle will be the spider's body.
    step 2 to drawing a spider
  • Next, add two large circles at the top of the spider body. Add the face to the spider at this time too. We added two small circles as eyes and a smile.
    step 3 of how to draw a spider
  • Add a few more circles to the body of the spider. Then it's on to drawing the spider's front legs. Draw the first legs with simple short lines out from where the head of the spider meets the body of the spider. Curve slightly from there and draw another short line. Round out the bottom of the legs and follow and draw two additional lines back to the body to create a slender leg.
    step 4 of drawing a spider
  • Draw two legs similar in shape to the side of the spider.
    step 5 to drawing an easy spider
  • Draw on the back two legs similar to the other legs.
    step 6 to drawing spider easy
  • The last step is to erase all the extra lines and go over the outside lines with a darker pencil or marker.
    spider drawing for kids
  • A fun additional step is to color in the spider. It may even be fun to add in a spider web drawing behind your spider.
    colored spider

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