how to draw an

iguana

Steps: 11

Difficulty:

Iguanas are natives of the rocky and tropical geography of Central America and the Caribbean. Their skin has a range of scaly textures, and some can grow up to 4 feet long!

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1 Draw the main shape of the head, and add an eye.

2 Draw the skin that hangs down from his neck (the dewlap).

3 Add the front leg and then the wrinkles.

4 Draw the front foot.

Fun Fact

Iguanas have a light-sensing organ called a parietal eye on the top of the head. It doesn’t have a lens like a normal eye, but it can sense changes in the light overhead to warn of potential predators.

5 Sketch the body and tail, leaving a gap for the rear leg.

6 Draw the rear leg and foot.

7 Add the nostril, mouth, ear (the tympanum), and the curves around the eye and on the top of the head. Shade the eye and ear.

8 Draw the pointed spines on the back, and make them gradually smaller as you work toward the end of the tail.

9 Add the outline of the rocky ground beneath the iguana.

10 With a sharp pencil, draw the skin texture around the mouth and the round scales.

11 Add shaded lines and wrinkles on the body, legs, and tail. Draw and shade the far legs, and shade the rocky ground.