How to Draw a Cobra
I have prepared a very simple tutorial for you on how to draw a cobra. Start the lesson and learn useful skills.
In this tutorial, you will learn how to draw a cobra. It is a venomous snake that lives in hot countries. Such snakes are widespread and highly recognizable. There are different types of these snakes in nature. The largest and most aggressive is the king cobra. Cobra is dangerous to humans and other animals. Cobra can move quickly on land and in water.
A distinctive feature of all cobras is the wide hood. This is the part of the body where the ribs are pulled apart by the muscles and the external shape of the body changes. You can see this in the picture. The cobra opens its hood in times of danger, and when at rest, the cobra looks just like any other snake.
In the picture, you see a cobra, which opened its hood and stuck out its tongue. Thus, the cobra prepares to attack. It is in this form that you will depict a cobra in this lesson. Be attentive and use the prompts at every step, and then you will quickly complete this lesson and acquire useful skills.
The body of the cobra is smooth, so in this tutorial, you will need to be able to make smooth rounded lines. Note that the lower torso is usually lighter in color and the back is dark and variegated.
Materials
- Pencil
- Paper
- Eraser
- Coloring supplies
Time needed: 20 minutes
How to Draw a Cobra
- Draw the eyes.
Determine the position of the cobra and draw two circles.
- Start drawing the shape of the snake’s head.
Depict smooth, rounded lines along the line of the eyes and slightly below.
- Add the hood and part of the torso.
Sketch out smooth rounded lines on both sides, as shown in the example.
- Depict the lower torso.
Using rounded lines draw a smooth transition from the top of the body to the bottom.
- Sketch out the curve of the torso.
At this stage, add one small flowing line.
- Add the curve of the torso on the other side.
To do this, you need to sketch out two narrow half rings.
- Draw the tail.
Depict the tip of the tail using two smooth lines.
- Add details.
Draw the pupils, tongue, nostrils, and small scales on the body.
- Color the cobra.
For the torso, you need yellow and dark green. Color the eyes blue.
You can complement your drawing and create an environment for the cobra. For example, you can paint green grass or yellow sand. Try different options. At the end of the tutorial, I have prepared a PDF that contains a short version of this walkthrough.
