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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 Ladybug

In this lesson, we’re learning how to draw a realistic ladybug! We hope you have fun following along with us. Even though it looks advanced, we take it one step at a time. Art Supplies This is a list of the supplies we used, but feel free to use whatever you have in your home […]

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. […]

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 […]

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 […]

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 […]

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 […]

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 […]

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 […]

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 […]

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 […]

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 […]