18 Jan 2017
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How to Draw a Crab

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Young artists can learn how to draw a crab if they take it just one step at a time. Here are nine simple steps to draw this colorful fellow.

Crab drawing, finished with marker and crayons

Did you know that Crabs are invertebrates (animals without a backbone)? Their exoskeleton provides support for their bodies and protects them from predators. No wonder people find them so fascinating.

You can follow this nine step tutorial by downloading a PDF template that looks like the above diagram, or view the individual steps shown below. Have fun!

A preview of the Crab step by step tutorial

MATERIALS

DIRECTIONS

Time needed: 1 hour.

How to Draw a Crab

  1. Make guidelines. Start the shell shape.

  2. Finish the bottom shell.

  3. Add two eyes.

  4. Start the two front arms.

  5. Finish with two claws.

  6. Draw six symmetrical legs.

  7. Add details to the legs and shell.

  8. Draw lots of shells around the crab.

  9. Trace with a marker and color with crayons or pencil crayons.

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