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How To Draw A Snail – 8 Ways (With Pictures)

Last Update: June 29, 2024 Han Sumi

Do you have a fascination for nature’s gentle creatures?

Are you looking to enhance your artistic skills.

You’ve come to the right place!

In this beginner’s guide, easydrawforkids.com will show you how to draw a snail with eight easy ways.

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  • How To Draw A Snail – A Step By Step Guide
    • 1. Cartoon Snail Drawing
    • 2. Cute Snail Drawing
    • 3. Easy Snail Drawing
    • 4. Realistic Snail Drawing
    • 5. Simple Snail Drawing
    • 6. Snail Color Drawing
    • 7. Another Cartoon Snail Drawing
    • 8. Basic Snail Drawing Easy

How To Draw A Snail – A Step By Step Guide

1. Cartoon Snail Drawing

Step 1: Start, you draw a slightly curved vertical line to form the snail’s body.

cartoon snail drawing step 1

Step 2: Now, draw a half circle on the back of the snail for the snail shell

cartoon snail drawing step 2

Step 3: On the snail’s head, draw two small circles for the eyes.

cartoon snail drawing step 3

Step 4: Extend a short curved line from the bottom of the snail’s body, creating its foot.

cartoon snail drawing step 4

Step 5: Add additional details to the snail.

cartoon snail drawing step 6

Step 6: Snails come in a variety of colors, so you can choose any combination you like for the shell and body.

cartoon snail drawing step 7

2. Cute Snail Drawing

Step 1: Draw a larger, fatter oval below to form the snail’s body.

cute snail drawing step 1

Step 2: Now, you draw a screw curve starting from the closest end of the screw body to the furthest point to create the shell shape.

cute snail drawing step 2

Step 3: Next, draw two more curved lines above the head to shape the soft horns, which will be where the snail’s eyes will be.

cute snail drawing step 3

Step 4: Draw a circular spiral that gets wider and wider to create a unique snail shell shape.

cute snail drawing step 4

Step 5: Draw two large circles at the tip of each horn, which will be the eyes.

cute snail drawing step 5

Step 6: After you finish drawing the sketch, you can start coloring your snail.

Use bright summer colors like blue, pink, and yellow to accentuate the cuteness.

cute snail drawing step 6

3. Easy Snail Drawing

Step 1: First, you draw a circle for the shell

easy snail drawing step 1

Step 2: Draw the body below the shell

easy snail drawing step 2

Step 3: On the snail’s head, draw two small circles for the eyes and a smiley mouth below the eyes by drawing a curved line.

easy snail drawing step 3

Step 4: Adding the soft horns on the top of the head

easy snail drawing step 4

Step 5: Creates the snail’s spiral-shaped shell.

easy snail drawing step 5

Step 6: Add color to your drawing.

easy snail drawing step 6

4. Realistic Snail Drawing

Step 1: Sketching the basic shape of the snail

realistic snail drawing step 1

Step 2: Adding details to the shell

realistic snail drawing step 2

Step 3: Drawing the snail’s body and head

realistic snail drawing step 3

Step 4: Creating the snail’s eyes and tentacles

realistic snail drawing step 4

Step 5: Erase any unnecessary guidelines and refine the outline of the snail.

realistic snail drawing step 5

Step 6: Adding some natural elements, such as leaves or rocks, around the snail.

realistic snail drawing step 6

5. Simple Snail Drawing

Step 1: Begin, you draw a circle

simple snail drawing step 1

Step 2: Next, draw a curved line that follow the spiral shape.

simple snail drawing step 2

Step 3: Extend a soft curve from one side of the head down and back, creating the characteristic shape of the snail’s body.

simple snail drawing step 3

Step 4: Draw two symmetrical shapes on the snail’s head to create the tentacles.

simple snail drawing step 4

Step 5: Creating the snail’s facial

simple snail drawing step 5

Step 6: Add additional details to the shell.

simple snail drawing step 6

Step 7: Add details to the foot.

simple snail drawing step 7

Step 8: Adding color to your simple snail drawing

simple snail drawing step 8

6. Snail Color Drawing

Step 1: Begin this method by drawing a spiral, as shown in the picture

snail color drawing step 1

Step 2: Draw a curved line on the top of the spiral

snail color drawing step 2

Step 3: Draw a series curved lines overlap each other to complete the snail’s shell.

snail color drawing step 3

Step 4: Now, draw an oval shape as shown in the picture for the head

snail color drawing step 4

Step 5: Creating the snail’s face

snail color drawing step 5

Step 6: Drawing the snail’s body and tail

snail color drawing step 6

Step 7: Creating the snail’s tentacles

snail color drawing step 7

Step 8: Coloring

snail color drawing step 8

7. Another Cartoon Snail Drawing

drawing a snail

Step 1: In this first step in this guide on how to draw a snail is drawing a large circle.

snail how to draw

Step 2: Draw the snail head by using one rounded line, as shown in the picture.

how to draw a cute snail

Step 3: Sketch out the lower body of the snail

how to draw a snail easy

Step 4: Adding Tentacles and Eyes

Carefully draw these tentacles protruding from the snail’s head, ensuring they curve gracefully.

Place small dots at the end of the upper tentacles to depict the eyes.

easy snail drawing

Step 5: Add spiral lines that radiate outwards and follow the contour of the shell, gradually increasing in size as they approach the outer edge.

snail to draw

Step 6: Color your snail drawing

draw a snail

8. Basic Snail Drawing Easy

snail drawing easy

Step 1: Draw a large circle at the center of the paper for the snail’s shell

how to draw a simple snail

Step 2: Depict the Snail’s Body

how to draw a snail shell

Step 3: Sketch out the inside of the Snail’s Shell

how to draw a snail realistic

Step 4: Depict the Horns of the Snail

snail easy drawing

Step 5: Draw two small dots for the eyes and a curve line for the smiling mouth

how to draw snail

Step 6: Color the Picture

The last step of the lesson about how to draw a snail is coloring your drawing.

You can coloring as shown the picture or by your style

drawing of snail

Congratulations! You successfully learned how to draw a snail from scratch.

Keep drawing, exploring, and expressing yourself through art!

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