4 Ways to Draw a Turtle

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This article will show you some ways to draw a simple turtle.

Steps

Method 1 of 4: Cartoon style turtle

Step 1. Draw a circle and, underneath, an oval intersected with it

Step 2. Make another circle for the head, this time small, on the left and trace the neck with curved lines connecting the circle to the body

Step 3. Draw the turtle's feet with rectangular shapes

Step 4. Make the eye with a headband and the eyebrow with an arc line. Make the mouth with a curved line

Step 5. Draw the turtle shell on the circle you drew earlier

Step 6. Now outline the body and legs based on the sketch

Step 7. Trace squares and circles on the shell to create a pattern

Step 8. Delete the lines you no longer need

Step 9. Color the drawing

Method 2 of 4: Sea Turtle

Step 1. Draw an oval for the body. For the head make a small circle

Step 2. Trace the legs using a kind of curved rectangle

Step 3. Outline the turtle's shell following the sketch

Step 4. Draw a series of hexagonal shapes as the shell pattern

Step 5. To finish the shell pattern, draw a series of lines along the edge

Step 6. Draw the head and eyes. For the eyes make a small circle. Inside, make two curved lines and a smaller circle for the pupils

Step 7. Outline the legs following the sketch made earlier

Step 8. Draw small square patterns on the turtle's body

Step 9. Delete the lines you no longer need

Step 10. Color the drawing

Method 3 of 4: Green Turtle

Step 1. Draw an oval with an angled edge on the left side to create the head

Step 2. Draw a larger oval to create the body and shell

Step 3. Draw a curve inside the larger oval

Step 4. Draw three oblong shapes attached to the body to create the legs

Step 5. Darken the necessary lines according to the contours and add the turtle's eyes and mouth

Step 6. Add the details of your turtle, such as the shell and skin pattern

Step 7. Erase all unnecessary lines of the outline

Step 8. Color

Method 4 of 4: Alligator Turtle

Step 1. Draw a large oval to create the turtle's shell and body

Step 2. Draw a semi-trapezoid next to the oval to create the head

Step 3. Draw three rectangles under the shell

Add some small claws.

Step 4. Draw a large interconnected curve to create the tail

Step 5. Draw three sets of spikes on the shell

Step 6. Draw the turtle's entire body according to the contours

Add eyes, mouth and finally some wrinkles to complete the body.

Step 7. Add details such as the shell pattern and the skin embossing

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