How to Draw a Carnotaurus (Easy Step by Step)
Learn to draw a friendly Carnotaurus using simple shapes like a round head and bean-shaped body. This easy step-by-step guide uses smooth curves, making it a great first dinosaur drawing project for you.
- Draw a friendly Carnotaurus using simple shapes.
- Start with a big round head and a bean-shaped body.
- Use smooth curves for an easy drawing experience.
- Add dot eyes and a tiny smile to make it look friendly.
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This cute carnotaurus is built from simple shapes: a big round head, a bean-shaped body, and a curvy tail. The dot eyes and tiny smile make it look friendly instead of fierce. It is a great first dinosaur because almost every line is a smooth curve.
- Easy
- 12 minutes
- 8 steps
You need: paper, a pencil, an eraser, and crayons or markers for coloring.
Start drawing
In this article (7 sections)
How to draw a carnotaurus step by step
How to Draw a Carnotaurus · tinyhandscreate.com
Step 1: Guide shapes
Lightly sketch this oval. It only shows where the big parts go, so press softly. You will erase it at the end.
Step 2: Top of the head
Start at the left side of the head and draw a big curve up and over the top, like the top of a round head. Finish with a little upward flick at the right end.
Step 3: Back, tail and feet
From the flick on top, draw a pointy horn, then curve the back line down and out to the right and finish with a tail that swoops to a rounded tip. Then draw the bottom with two little feet and bring the left side of the body up to meet the head.
Step 4: Second horn
Draw a small pointed bump with a curved top on the left side of the head. It matches the other horn on the right.
Step 5: Little arm and belly
Draw a small curved flap on the left side of the body for the tiny arm. Then add a small smile-shaped curve in the middle of the tummy.
Step 6: Sweet face
Draw two round dots for the eyes, with space between them. Add a tiny wavy smile in the middle between the eyes.
Step 7: Top back spikes
Along the upper back, draw a row of three small rounded spikes. Each one starts on the back line, bumps out to the right, and curves back in.
Step 8: Lower back spikes
Keep going down the back with two more small curved spikes, getting smaller as you near the tail. Finish with a tiny bump near the base of the tail.
All done!
Erase the guide shapes, go over your lines, then color it in.
Finished your carnotaurus? Keep the pencils out and learn how to draw a fox or how to draw a hedgehog next.
Tips for drawing a carnotaurus
- Draw the light oval first, so the head, body and tail line up and the dinosaur does not lean.
- The back spikes are the trickiest part. Make them all the same rounded shape, but a bit smaller each time as you go down the back.
- Keep the eyes far apart and the smile small and low. That is what gives this dino its sweet face.
Free carnotaurus coloring page
Want to go straight to coloring? Open this carnotaurus coloring page at full size and print it. It is the same drawing you just learned, with clean lines ready for crayons or markers.
How to color your carnotaurus drawing
Try a soft green or orange body with a lighter tummy, and give the horns and spikes a bright color like purple. For a creative twist, color the spikes in rainbow order, one color per spike.
Carnotaurus fun fact for kids
Carnotaurus means "meat-eating bull" because it had two short horns above its eyes. It also had very tiny arms compared to its big body.
Questions about drawing a carnotaurus
What shapes do I need to draw a carnotaurus?
You need a big rounded shape for the head and body, small curved triangles for the two horns, and little rounded bumps for the spikes. Two dots and a tiny wavy line finish the face.
How do I make my carnotaurus look cuter?
Make the head extra big and round, keep the arm tiny, and put the eyes wide apart. A small wavy smile helps a lot.
How do I draw the spikes along the back?
Start each spike on the back line, curve out to the right, then curve back in to the body. Make the top ones bigger and the lower ones smaller.
