Dinosaurs · A drawing idea for little artists
How to Draw dinosaur footprints: Three Toes and Paired Tracks
Explore dinosaur footprints through four selected drawing stages. Focus on three toes and paired tracks 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 footprints with attention to three toes and paired tracks.
Shapes and proportions
Spread three tapered toes from each broad heel and angle the two prints along a shared path.
A common mistake
Toes with equal spacing around a circle resemble flowers.
How to fix it
Keep all three toe tips on the forward side of each heel.
This dinosaur footprints study focuses on three toes and paired tracks. Spread three tapered toes from each broad heel and angle the two prints along a shared path. 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 footprints, not the next single stroke. Spread three tapered toes from each broad heel and angle the two prints along a shared path. Compare its unfinished edges with the complete outline shown later.
Selected stage 2: early shapes · Preview image 1 of 4 - 02Selected stage
Selected stage 3: building the outline
This picture shows source stage 3 of 5 for dinosaur footprints, not the next single stroke. Keep all three toe tips on the forward side of each heel. Compare its unfinished edges with the complete outline shown later.
Selected stage 3: building the outline · Preview image 2 of 4 - 03Selected stage
Complete outline: three toes and paired tracks
Compare the finished dinosaur footprints outline with the earlier selected stages. Toes with equal spacing around a circle resemble flowers. Keep all three toe tips on the forward side of each heel.
Complete outline: three toes and paired tracks · Preview image 3 of 4 - 04Selected stage
Crayon color: brown
Use the colored dinosaur footprints example to compare the palette after checking the outline. The visible palette includes brown. Keep repeated parts consistent and let small light flecks preserve the crayon texture.
Crayon color: brown · Preview image 4 of 4
A little practice goes a long way
Make room for your own ideas.
The example uses brown. Keep matching limbs and repeated parts in a consistent palette. Use light overlapping crayon strokes so the inner outlines stay visible. Keep all three toe tips on the forward side of each heel.
The next little step is yours
Like the idea?
Let’s make it together.
Open the “How to Draw a Dinosaur Footprint” 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.
