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How to draw Crab

Learn to draw crab in five picture steps. Begin with oval shell, then build up to small smile. Draw in your browser, color the finished model, or practice with its tracing outline.

Finished example: Crab
Finished example: Crab

Five picture steps

New shapes are shown in coral.

  1. Step 1

    Begin with oval shell. Leave room around the shape for the next parts.

  2. Step 2

    Add raised claws. Compare its position with the first step.

  3. Step 3

    Draw three legs on each side. Keep the earlier shapes visible as you work.

  4. Step 4

    Build in eyes on stalks. Look at where these parts touch the earlier shapes.

  5. Step 5

    Finish with small smile. Choose your own colors or follow the finished example.

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