How to Draw A Raptor

How to Draw A Raptor. There’s no denying that dinosaurs are pretty cool. While we don’t know much about what they would have looked like, we know enough that it probably wouldn’t have been fun to live with.

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Movies like the Jurassic Park series try to imagine what it could have been like, but they’ll always remain guesswork. Judging by how creepy raptors are in movies, that’s a good thing.

However, these dinosaurs are extremely popular with dinosaur enthusiasts, and learning to draw a bird of prey can be a lot of fun!

There is debate in the archaeological community about what dinosaurs likely looked like. Still, for this guide, we’ll stick with the classic interpretation of how to draw a bird of prey.

How to Draw A Raptor

Step 1

There is debate in the archaeological community about what dinosaurs likely looked like. Still, for this guide, we’ll stick with the classic interpretation of how to draw a bird of prey.

To start this guide, let’s first draw the head of this fearsome dinosaur.

When working with this, you should do your best to replicate the lines exactly as they appear in our example.

For the head, we use a lot of curved lines for the outline. Then you can draw a small rounded shape for the eye and then draw a line all the way down for that reptilian look.

We will also draw the open mouth with some curved lines, and of course, we will also add many sharp teeth to it. Add the pointed tongue into the mouth, then add curved line details to the face for more definition.

Finish drawing by drawing some pointed spikes on the back of the head, and then we can move on to step 2!

Step 2

This second phase of drawing your bird of prey shows you how to draw the dinosaur’s neck and small arms.

First, we will use many curved lines connecting the raptor’s wrinkled neck. You can also use a jagged curved line for the neck’s top and the chest’s beginning.

Finally, for this step, we’ll draw the raptor’s arms. These have a rounded base, and the rest is angular and thin.

We will also draw the open mouth with some curved lines, and of course, we will also add many sharp teeth to it. Add the pointed tongue into the mouth, then add curved line details to the face for more definition.

You will end up with sharp claws and are ready for step 3 of the guide.

Step 3

For this third step of our bird of prey drawing guide, we will add more to the dinosaur’s back, tail, and legs.

First, continue the curved, jagged line you used for the neck to the tail as you can see in the reference image, the tail curls to point straight up.

You can also draw more spikes on the back, and these will look quite similar to what was on the neck.

Finally, we drew the leg’s top with more curved lines. Add some line details in the parts drawn so far, and then we can move on to step 4.

Step 4

You started with the legs in the previous part of your Raptor drawing, and we will add more in this fourth part.

First, let’s focus on the leg closest to us as viewers. For this leg, we will use more curved lines to draw the long thighs that extend away from the body.

This then curves quite sharply into the thinner curved part of the leg.

You can also draw more spikes on the back, and these will look quite similar to what was on the neck.

There’s a gap left at the end of this leg that we’ll fill in soon, but now you can finish drawing the foot for the other leg, which is on top.

Then we can complete the final details in the next step of the guide.

Step 5

It’s almost time to add some color to your picture, but we have some final details and elements to add in this step of our bird of prey drawing guide.

First, let’s focus on the leg closest to us as viewers. For this leg, we will use more curved lines to draw the long thighs that extend away from the body.

First, we’ll finish the leg you started in the previous step. Just finish by drawing another foot with some sharp claws on the end of that leg.

Fill in a few final details, and then you’re ready to color! Before we continue, you can add something to the image by creating a background or adding more dinosaurs.

Step 6

To finish off this bird of prey drawing, let’s finish with some paint now! Our reference image used different shades of green for the raptor’s skin for a typically reptilian look for this dinosaur.

It’s almost time to add some color to your picture, but we have some final details and elements to add in this step of our bird of prey drawing guide.

When coloring your dinosaur, you can use the same color scheme as us, but you can also have fun choosing your colors!

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Your Raptor Drawing is Finished!