Animals · A drawing idea for little artists
How to draw a camel: two humps and four long legs
First use short curved lines to outline the small head and forward protruding muzzle.
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These 3 pictures show selected moments from the drawing. For every step in between and a guide on your canvas, get the full lesson in LittlePaper.
What you will learn
Practice this visual check: Connect the hump with two smooth long arcs, and then align the four feet along the horizontal baseline.
Shapes and proportions
First use short curved lines to outline the small head and forward protruding mouth and nose. Connect the long neck from the head to the left and draw two continuous ridges on the top line; close the abdominal line and arrange the four legs downward.
A common mistake
The two humps are drawn as a pointed triangle, and the landing points of the legs are easily uneven.
How to fix it
Connect the hump with two smooth long arcs, and then align the four feet along the horizontal baseline.
These three images are key-stage previews: the starting shape, the completed outline, and a new crayon color study. Follow the complete drawing sequence in LittlePaper. On paper, leave room around the first shape for the parts added later.
A few things to start with
Paper, pencil or black drawing pen, eraser, and crayons or colored pencils for color matching for this lesson.
A little peek at the drawing
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Selected stages · The complete drawing sequence is in the app.
Shapes, character & color
A look at the drawing stages.
Try the shape tips below on paper. When you’re ready to draw along with each small step, continue in LittlePaper.
- 01Selected stage
Position the basic shape first
First use short curved lines to outline the small head and forward protruding mouth and nose. Observe the position of the starting shape on the paper, leaving space for subsequent outlines and additional components.
Position the basic shape first · Preview image 1 of 3 - 02Selected stage
Connect profiles and arrange parts
Connect the long neck from the head to the left and draw two continuous ridges on the top line; close the abdominal line and arrange the four legs downward. Use two smooth long arcs to connect the humps, and then align the four feet along the horizontal baseline.
Connect profiles and arrange parts · Preview image 2 of 3 - 03Selected stage
Select the color of the part to complete the crayon draft
The whole body is sand gold, the inside of the ears and the tip of the tail are dark brown, and the four legs are the same color as the body. Apply the color first with light pressure, leaving the black outline, and then compare pairs of parts using the same color.
Select the color of the part to complete the crayon draft · Preview image 3 of 3
The next little step is yours
Like the idea?
Let’s make it together.
Open the “How to Draw a Camel” drawing idea in LittlePaper for the complete sequence. Follow a guide, pause when you need, and add your own colors.
Download LittlePaper from the App Store, then open the drawing idea inside the app.
Every step, at your pace.
See the full drawing sequence. Pause, replay, and take another look whenever a shape needs practice.
A guide where you draw.
Trace on the canvas, then try your own lines with a finger or Apple Pencil on a compatible iPad.
Make it yours. Keep the making.
Add crayon color, replay your creation, and give your picture a home in a digital 3D book.
