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How to draw a python with a pencil step-by-step tutorial.

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Updated: Dec 6, 2023

Another wonderful animal that causes squealing and numbness by its very sight. Our ancestors, even though they were less protected from the invasion of reptiles, considered the snake a sacred animal. But we will pay attention to the beautiful external data of the snake we draw. Let's depict a large representative of the snake family - a python.



Step 1. Draw the spine line of the python.

First, draw a flexible axis of the python. On its end, draw a circle for the head.

How to draw a python with a pencil step-by-step tutorial. Step 1. Draw the outline axis of the python.

Step 2. Draw the contour of the python's body.

Using the original axis line, draw the outlines of the head. Remove the extra lines of the half-rings of the python's body, which are hidden behind those in the foreground.

How to draw a python with a pencil step-by-step tutorial. Step 2. Draw the contour of the python's body.

Step 3. Drawing the python's head.

Outline the eyes, mouth, and tongue on the python's head.

How to draw a python with a pencil step-by-step tutorial. Step 3. Drawing the python's head.

Step 4. Draw the pattern of circles on the python's snakeskin.

In this step, draw the circles on the skin of the python. Aim to represent the dynamics of the pattern on the python's body. Then, draw powerful lamellar jaws and a long tongue, which is the snake's organ for analyzing the environment.

How to draw a python with a pencil step-by-step tutorial. Step 4. Draw the pattern of circles on the python's snakeskin.

Step 5. Start hatching the python's snakeskin.

Hatch the circles of the python, which will end up being the darker spots on the snakeskin. Start hatching the snakeskin of the python.

How to draw a python with a pencil step-by-step tutorial. Step 5. Hatching the python's snakeskin.

Step 6. Finishing the drawing: hatching the python's snakeskin.

With a hard pencil dash with wide strokes. By doing this, you will draw a raw mesh on the sides, which will create the illusion of scales. Hatch the rest of the body, thinking about an imaginary source of light that falls on one side of the body rings. The other side of the body will be in the shade.

How to draw a python with a pencil step-by-step tutorial. Step 6. Finishing the drawing: hatching the python's snakeskin.

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