Drawings of Scorpions

Drawings of scorpions are thought to be hard to depict successfully because of their unusual size and shape.

My perception of the scorpion is a tiny being with lots of joints and points.

If you ask someone to draw a scorpion from memory, it would appear in their mind as an almost impossible task.

However, if we break the process down and simply start with learning to draw the outline, suddenly the task becomes quite possible.

Once you know how to construct a drawing, the rest is easy.

(In this drawing, I purposely left the legs in line form to illustrate their direction so please refer to the drawings further down the page to see the whole shape.)

Below is an enlarged version of the image from above so the quality is not as good, sorry.

The solid lines for the legs also serve the purpose of keeping the outline to a bare minimum.

If we learn to draw simplistically, we teach ourselves how to see things in a way that we can put them onto paper effortlessly.

Go ahead and try copying the template of this intricate little creature and you will realize you are a very capable artist. On the other hand, if you don't try, you will never know.

About Scorpions

A scorpion is an animal and not an insect like many people believe. It belongs to the arachnid group of animals along with spiders, mites and ticks.

(I used the above outline to help me create this drawing and changed the legs to reflect the true form.)

Scorpions are known to be black or a yellowish color and are found in warm countries in most parts of the world.

They have four pairs of legs, a pair of large claws and a pair of tiny pincers. The large claws are used to catch and crush their prey.

The scorpion has a poisonous sting on the end of it's tail which is used to stun or kill their prey. The poison in the sting can make people sick but it seldom kills them.

Scorpions are more active at night with insects and spiders being their prey.

I was interested to learn that scorpions can be found at night by using an ultraviolet light. I haven't done the experiment myself but apparently scorpions are flourescent.

One of our star signs is Scorpio and the corresponding symbol is the Scorpion. Interestingly, the characteristics of a person born under this star sign are:

•   aggressive
•   intense
•   moody
•   passionate
•   secretive
•   quick-tempered

Most of those traits sound very much like belonging to a scorpion so it is a logical choice.

Devote Some Time To Art

When you try to draw a scorpion, all of those joints and things are bound to keep you out of mischief for a little while!

I did this scorpion drawing as an experiment to see if it would be a useful scorpion outline.

However, I felt that this image could be further simplified hence the solid lines to represent the legs which you see in the drawings of scorpions at the top of the page.

If you have the desire and dedication to learn drawing, then that great attitude will most certainly help you succeed.

All of these drawings of scorpions are very basic and are great to use in any future projects you might have.

Enjoy!

Want to know where to go next? See:

Draw by tracing

How to draw insects

Drawing from memory