how to draw a

gecko

Steps: 5

Difficulty:

The spotted leopard gecko has wide-spread ridged toes that help him move over sandy surfaces. To make the gecko look like he’s walking, in this drawing, the left arm and leg are stretched far apart and that side of the body is curved, while on the right side, they’re closer and the body is straight.

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1 Sketch the long, curving contour of the body and tail.

2 Draw the legs to angle in different ways. Make them narrower where the feet will attach.

3 Draw the toes stretched wide apart and round with pointed tips.

Fun Fact

Leopard geckos absorb the warmth of the sun (or a lightbulb), and store the heat in their bodies to maintain a healthy temperature while hunting and moving about at night.

4 Draw the head as a rounded triangle shape. Erase two sections to add the bulging eyes. Draw wrinkles at the neck.

5 Add spots and more wrinkles on the legs. Shade the sides of the body; the tail, head, and eyes; and where the legs attach.