How to Draw a Camel

1. ​Begin by drawing a circle. This will form the camel's head.

2. ​Draw another, larger circle some distance from the first. This will help you to draw the camel's body.

3.​ ​​Connect the head to the body by drawing the neck and shoulders. Extend a pair of parallel, curved lines from the head. Notice how the lines diverge from one another before connecting to the larger circle of the body.

4. ​​​​​​​​​​​Detail the camel's head. Use a series of curved lines to sketch the back of the head, the forehead, the snout, and lower jaw.

5.​​ ​Draw the rear legs, using a pair of curved lines for each. Notice how the shape of the leg widens at the thigh, and thins above the knee and ankle. Note, too, the pointed nature of the knee. Enclose the bottom of the foot using a curved line, and separate the toes by drawing short lines across the front of each foot.

6.​ ​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​Draw the camel's front legs. As with the rear legs, use two curved lines for each. Notice that the lines are wider near the shoulder, pointed at the knee, and narrow at the ankle. Enclose the foot using a short, curved line, and use additional short lines to indicate the toes.

7. ​​​​​​Erase the guide lines from the camel, leaving a clean outline of the animal.

8.​​​ ​Detail the camel's face. Draw a backwards "C" shaped line to form the ear, erasing guide lines as necessary. Detail the ear by placing a smaller "C" shaped line within it. Draw an oval to indicate the nostril, and a small teardrop shape for the eye. Shade a small circle within the eye to form the pupil, and use a short, curved line above the eye to indicate the eyebrow.

9. ​Use two curved lines, meeting at a point, to enclose the tail. Draw a teardrop shape to indicate the tuft of fur. Give the tuft a hairy texture by drawing curved lines down its length.

10. ​Color your camel. They are usually tan or brown in color.