How to Draw a Mosasaurus

Learn how to draw a great looking Mosasaurus with easy, step-by-step drawing instructions, and video tutorial.

By following the simple steps, you too can easily draw a perfect Mosasaurus.

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Step-by-Step Instructions for Drawing a Mosasaurus

How to Draw a Great Looking Mosasaurus for Kids and Beginners - Step 1

Mosasaurus step-by-step drawing tutorial: step 1

1. Begin the cartoon Mosasaurus outline by drawing its eye. Use curved lines to enclose the half-circle-shaped eye. Shade a round pupil inside it. Use curved lines for both brow ridges and the top of the head.

Easy Mosasaurus Drawing - Step 2

Mosasaurus step-by-step drawing tutorial: step 2

2. Extend a long curved line from the brow ridge and double it back on itself to enclose the snout. Below it, enclose curved triangular teeth.

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Easy Mosasaurus Drawing - Step 3

Mosasaurus step-by-step drawing tutorial: step 3

3. Continue drawing the teeth. Then, extend another curved line and double it back on itself to form the lower jaw. Contour it with another curved line, then draw triangular teeth within the lower jaw.

Easy Mosasaurus Drawing - Step 4

Mosasaurus step-by-step drawing tutorial: step 4

4. Shade a small teardrop shape on the snout to indicate the nostril. Contour the top of the snout and enclose the tongue using curved lines. Draw more teeth along the bottom jaw.

Easy Mosasaurus Drawing - Step 5

Mosasaurus step-by-step drawing tutorial: step 5

5. From the jaw, extend a curved line to form the neck and chest. Then draw a long curved line and double it back on itself to enclose the flipper. Contour the base of the head and shoulder with curved lines.

Easy Mosasaurus Drawing - Step 6

Mosasaurus step-by-step drawing tutorial: step 6

6. Extend a long curved line to form the belly. Then, draw another curved line and double it back on itself to form the rear flipper. Contour the top of the flipper with a curved line.

Easy Mosasaurus Drawing - Step 7

Mosasaurus step-by-step drawing tutorial: step 7

7. Draw a jagged line to form the ridged back. Then, use more curved lines to partially enclose the long tail. Notice that one portion is left open.

Add More Details to Your Mosasaurus Picture - Step 8

Mosasaurus step-by-step drawing tutorial: step 8

8. In the opening, draw a series of curved lines of different lengths that meet at jagged points. Use an overlapping curved line to fill the remaining gap.

Complete the Outline of Your Mosasaurus Drawing - Step 9

Mosasaurus step-by-step drawing tutorial: step 9

9. Use a curved line to enclose the remaining foreflipper, and a scalloped line to create a ridge along the back.

Color Your Mosasaurus Drawing

Mosasaurus step-by-step drawing tutorial: step 11

Your Mosasaurus outline is now complete. Color your prehistoric beast.

What color were mosasaurs? No one really knows, but it is probable that they had a color pattern similar to modern sharks and whales - dark gray on top, lighter on the bottom.

Check out this great white shark drawing or this blue whale drawing for inspiration.

For more great dinosaur drawing tutorials, see the collection of Cute Dinosaur Drawing Ideas..

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Learn More About The Mosasaurus Drawing

Mosasaurs were ocean-dwelling reptiles during the time of the dinosaurs. You can check out our Mosasaurus drawing guide and learn how to draw this apex predator.

Mosasaurus was a reptile. It looked a lot like a crocodile, but instead of legs, it had flippers like a seal. You can check out this crocodile drawing and this seal drawing to compare.

Scroll down for a downloadable PDF of this tutorial.

This mosasaur is not too difficult to draw. The step-by-step format of this drawing guide makes it easy. You will simply add a few lines, highlighted in blue, during each step.

Mosasaurs may have shared the seas with an even larger predator, like the one in this megalodon shark drawing.

For more easy and fun guides, see the How to Draw an Ankylosaurus or Allosaurus Drawing tutorials.

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