How to draw a dragonfly
Channel: Pencil TV/ How to draw
Date: 2023-10-25

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How to Draw a Dragonfly

Here, you can learn step-by-step how to draw a top view of a dragonfly.

Step 1: Thorax
Thorax
Draw a big, medium, and small circle on top of each other (like a skinny snowman).

Step 2: Wings
Wings
Starting about halfway down the middle oval, draw a long, upward-curving line coming out of each side. Draw two more upward-curving lines coming out of the bottom oval.

Step 3: Wings
Wings
Connect the ends of the top lines to the top circle to create the top wings. Connect the bottom lines to the bottom of the top wings (about a third away from the body).

Step 4: Head
Head
Draw a curved line over the top of the body, touching both of the top wings. Next, draw a larger curved line over that one, connecting to the ends of the previous line, to create the head. On the very top, add a very small curved line.

Step 5: Abdomen
Abdomen
Draw two bowl shapes in the head to create the eyes. Then draw the abdomen by making two long lines coming out of the bottom of the thorax, connected by a curve (it will look like a very long, skinny letter U).

Step 6: Abdomen
Abdomen
Draw curved, horizontal lines going down the abdomen to give the appearance of segments.

Step 7: Legs
Legs
Draw two legs coming out from under the top wings and two legs coming out from under the bottom wings.

Step 8: Wing Segments
Wing Segments
You could stop following the tutorial here and decorate the wings however you'd like (if you want them to have swirls or a more design look). To make more realistic wings, you will need to divide them into several segments. Start with round segments (as shown in the picture).

Step 9: Wing Segments
Wing Segments
Create striped segments following the shapes of the wings.

Step 10: Wing Segments
Wing Segments
Finally, you're going to fill in the wings with smaller, almost scale-like segments.

Step 11: Finished
Finished
When you're finished drawing your dragonfly, you can color it with any colors you like!
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