Dinosaurs · A drawing idea for little artists
How to Draw a dinosaur skull: Large Socket and Open Jaws
Explore dinosaur skull through four selected drawing stages. Focus on large socket and open jaws and a textured crayon finish.
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These 4 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 dinosaur skull with attention to large socket and open jaws.
Shapes and proportions
Separate the long upper skull from the lower jaw and reserve the large socket opening.
A common mistake
Teeth touching the opposite jaw close the open space.
How to fix it
Keep a visible mouth gap before adding small tooth triangles.
This dinosaur skull study focuses on large socket and open jaws. Separate the long upper skull from the lower jaw and reserve the large socket opening. The exercise is about keeping these visible shapes readable before adding small marks or color.
These are four selected stages, not a complete stroke-by-stroke sequence. Blue guide lines mark additions in the source images. Compare the pictures for the overall shape changes; use the complete LittlePaper lesson for the smaller steps between them.
A few things to start with
Paper, a pencil and crayons matching the example. Leave room around the drawing for proportion checks before making the outlines darker.
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.
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Selected stage 2: early shapes
This picture shows source stage 2 of 5 for dinosaur skull, not the next single stroke. Separate the long upper skull from the lower jaw and reserve the large socket opening. Compare its unfinished edges with the complete outline shown later.
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Selected stage 3: building the outline
This picture shows source stage 3 of 5 for dinosaur skull, not the next single stroke. Keep a visible mouth gap before adding small tooth triangles. Compare its unfinished edges with the complete outline shown later.
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Complete outline: large socket and open jaws
Compare the finished dinosaur skull outline with the earlier selected stages. Teeth touching the opposite jaw close the open space. Keep a visible mouth gap before adding small tooth triangles.
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Crayon color: warm orange
Use the colored dinosaur skull example to compare the palette after checking the outline. The visible palette includes warm orange. Keep repeated parts consistent and let small light flecks preserve the crayon texture.
Crayon color: warm orange · Preview image 4 of 4
A little practice goes a long way
Make room for your own ideas.
The example uses warm orange. Keep matching limbs and repeated parts in a consistent palette. Use light overlapping crayon strokes so the inner outlines stay visible. Keep a visible mouth gap before adding small tooth triangles.
The next little step is yours
Like the idea?
Let’s make it together.
Open the “Easy Dinosaur Skull Drawing” 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.
