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How To Draw Insects & Creepy Crawlers


Learn how to draw insects and creepy crawlers with us! This category has all of our gross bugs and even some cute ones ?

How To Draw A Realistic Fly

Wow, today we’re learning how to draw this really cool fly! We hope you follow along with us. The beginning of this lesson is simple and the coloring portion is a bit more advanced. You can make the coloring step much easier by simply using one color (brown or grey) and color your flies solid. […]

Filed Under: How To Draw, Insects

How To Draw A Tarantula (Red Knee)

Filed Under: Halloween, How To Draw, Insects

How To Draw A Japanese Beetle

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How To Draw A Monarch Butterfly

Follow along with us and learn how to draw a beautiful Monarch butterfly!

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How To Draw A Minecraft Bee

Filed Under: How To Draw, In Video Games, Insects Tagged With: Minecraft

How To Draw A Butterfly Emoji

Filed Under: 5 - 8, 8 And Older, How To Draw, Insects Tagged With: Butterfly

How To Draw An Egyptian Scarab Beetle

Grab those markers and colored pencils! Today, we’re learning how to draw an Egyptian scarab beetle. When you’re finished following along with us, be sure to add your own details and decorations too. You could also draw a super cool Egyptian background. We hope you have fun following along with us, and remember to practice […]

Filed Under: 8 And Older, How To Draw, Insects Tagged With: beetle, Egypt, Egyptian, insect, Scarab

How To Draw A Black Widow Spider

Learn how to draw a black widow spider! These things are really scary in person! So, we thought it would be fun to draw them on the first day of October! Make your spiders scarier by drawing a background. You could even draw a thousand baby spiders crawling around her. Art Supplies marker paper colored pencils […]

Filed Under: 5 - 8, 8 And Older, Halloween, How To Draw, Insects, Under 5 Tagged With: black widow, insect, spider

How To Draw A Dragonfly And Frog

We’re back! We had a fun family vacation, but we missed drawing with you! You can replay our live stream from yesterday, and follow along with us. We’re learning how to draw a dragonfly and frog. Art Supplies marker paper colored pencils blue purple green yellow *Learn more about the specific art supplies we used in this […]

Filed Under: 5 - 8, How To Draw Animals, Insects, Under 5 Tagged With: bug, Dragonfly, frog, insect

How To Draw Fireflies In A Jar

Catching fireflies was one of my favorite things to do when I was a kid. Today, we’re learning how to draw fireflies in a jar. To make this lesson even more fun, you could cut out the drawing and paste it on a black piece of paper. Art Supplies marker paper colored pencils yellow grey light blue […]

Filed Under: Insects, Under 5 Tagged With: bug, firefly, insects

How To Draw A Cartoon Ladybug

Learn how to draw a cartoon ladybug. These little guys are also called ladybirds. We hope you have paper and something to draw with and that you’re going to follow along with us. This lesson is meant for younger artists, but every age will have fun with this one. Check out our other insects and […]

Filed Under: 5 - 8, How To Draw Animals, Insects, Spring, Under 5 Tagged With: bug, Cute, insect, kawaii, ladybird, ladybug

How To Draw A Caterpillar

We always hope you’re going to follow along with us so we can draw together. Art is always more fun with friends! Today, we’re drawing a caterpillar, a realistic caterpillar. Art Supplies marker paper colored pencils green dark green orange *Learn more about the specific art supplies we used in this lesson. Lesson Length 10-15 […]

Filed Under: 5 - 8, 8 And Older, How To Draw, Insects, Spring Tagged With: bug, Butterfly, caterpillar, insect

How To Draw A Realistic Scorpion

Follow along with us and learn how to draw a scorpion. We show you a super simple and fun way to draw this realistic crawler! Art Supplies marker paper colored pencils yellow red orange brown black *Learn more about the specific art supplies we used in this lesson. Lesson Length 10-15 minutes

Filed Under: 8 And Older, How To Draw, Insects Tagged With: bug, insect, scorpion, spider

How To Draw A Realistic Bee

It’s Monday, and it’s time for another week of art! Today we’re learning how to draw a realistic bee. Grab those markers and follow along with us. We hope you’re also going to follow along when we color our bees. Adding color, texture, and shading is what really makes your drawing come to life. Remember […]

Filed Under: 8 And Older, Insects, Spring Tagged With: bee, flower, insect, Lesson Length - 10-15 min, spring

How To Draw Fly Guy

Learn how to draw Fly Guy! Wait, you haven’t heard of Fly Guy? Check out all of his books on Amazon (affiliate link). At the end of the lesson I added extra shading and details. You can leave this step off to keep the lesson simple. Art Supplies marker paper colored pencils brown red grey […]

Filed Under: 5 - 8, In Books, Insects, Under 5 Tagged With: fly guy, Lesson Length - Under 10 min

How To Draw A Cartoon Spider

Get those little artists ready, today we’re learning how to draw a cartoon spider and spider web! Your kids will need: Paper Marker Black & Red Oil Pastel This activity is simple and easy for younger artists! When they’re finished drawing their spiders, challenge them to draw more spiders on their own. They could draw […]

Filed Under: 5 - 8, Cartoons, Halloween, Insects, Under 5 Tagged With: cartoon, Halloween, spider

How To Draw A Praying Mantis

Learn how to draw a praying mantis, just for kids! If you’d like to check out our other bugs we’ve drawn, visit our insects tag page. In this lesson, we use yellow and green to add highlighting and shading. And just for fun, here’s additional information about praying mantis on Wikipedia.

Filed Under: 5 - 8, 8 And Older, How To Draw, Insects Tagged With: bug, bugs, insect, insects, praying mantis

How To Draw A Cartoon Butterfly

Happy Monday art friends! We love you all! Today we’re drawing a cute cartoon butterfly for my cousin Peyton. Be sure to stay until the end of the video, we show off all of the amazing art you sent us.

Filed Under: Cartoons, Insects, Under 5 Tagged With: Butterfly, cartoon, flying, insect

How To Draw A Goliath Beetle – Construction Paper Cutout

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Filed Under: 8 And Older, Cutout Projects, How To Draw, Insects Tagged With: beetle, bug, goliath beetle, insect

How To Sketch A Beetle – ADVANCED

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Filed Under: 8 And Older, Insects Tagged With: advanced, beetle, bug, insect, sketching

How To Draw An Ant

Learn how to draw an ant, a realistic ant! In this lesson we use Sharpies and oil pastels. Use two sheets of paper when using Sharpies or markers. They tend to soak through one paper and onto the table. If you use two sheets, it’ll prevent the marker from getting to the table. Also, check out […]

Filed Under: 8 And Older, How To Draw, Insects Tagged With: Ant, bug, bugs, insect, insects

How To Draw A Snail (for young artists)

This how to draw a snail lesson was so much fun with Austin. When you do art activities with your little artists, be sure they’re having more fun than you! You’ll make memories you’ll never forget…I promise. Also, I did give a three year old a Sharpie 🙂 I’ve worked with him enough that he […]

Filed Under: Cartoons, How To Draw, How To Draw Animals, Insects, Under 5 Tagged With: snail

How To Draw A Daddy Long Legs

Follow along and learn how to draw a daddy long legs! Well this one is for our super young art friends (5 and under). Austin is three and he’s helping me out today. This is a great activity to do with your little artists, or just have them watch the video and follow along. This is also […]

Filed Under: Cartoons, How To Draw, Insects, Under 5 Tagged With: bug, bugs, daddy long legs, insect, insects, spider

How To Draw A Stag Beetle

We’re learning how to draw a stag beetle, for our next insect! These guys are wicked cool, they seem like they’re aliens from another planet…don’t they? My favorite part is their giant pinchers. One of the reasons I like drawing insects and think they are a great drawing exercise for kids, is that they are […]

Filed Under: 8 And Older, How To Draw, Insects Tagged With: beetle, bug, bugs, insect, insects, stag beetle

How To Draw A Butterfly On A Flower

Hads is my special guest today, and we’re learning how to draw a butterfly on a flower! This is another fun and simple drawing activity you can do with young artists 5 and under…though older artists may enjoy it too 🙂 We love drawing insects, we’re going to be drawing them all week. Check our […]

Filed Under: Earth Day, How To Draw, Insects, Plants, Spring, Summer, Under 5 Tagged With: bug, bugs, Butterfly, insect, insects

How To Draw A Bee

Bees are not exactly a family favorite around here. Last summer, Chuckers went to check the mailbox and on his way back to the house a bee stung him right on the side of the neck. He came running into the house yelling, “I got stung! I got stung!” Mom and Hads came to the […]

Filed Under: 5 - 8, How To Draw, Insects, Spring, Summer Tagged With: bug, bugs, insect, insects, spring

How To Draw A Scorpion

Really simple instructions on how to draw a scorpion for kids. Watch the short video, and download the free printable instructions.

Filed Under: How To Draw, Insects Tagged With: bug, bugs, insect, insects

How To Draw A Ladybug

Simple step by step instructions on how to draw a ladybug, perfect for really young artists. Watch the video and download the free steps.

Filed Under: How To Draw, Insects, Spring, Summer Tagged With: bug, bugs, Drawing, insect, insects

How To Draw A Spider

Simple step by step instructions on how to draw a spider. Watch the short video, and download the free instructions.

Filed Under: Halloween, How To Draw, Insects Tagged With: bug, bugs, Drawing, insect, insects

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