Easy Drawing Of Skeletal System

Easy How to Draw a Skeleton Tutorial and Skeleton Coloring Page

A drawing of a skeleton, made with the help of an easy step by step tutorial.

The thing about skeletons is that they are, of course, incredibly detailed. Even a pro would probably sweat at the thought of trying to draw a skeleton with all the bones included.

That doesn't mean though that skeletons have to be off limits for children. OR that they can't learn how to draw one that is a bit more realistic.

This tutorial is made to show older elementary students how to draw a skeleton with bones that look a little more like the real thing, without getting too overwhelming. It starts with a simple skull that includes the cheek bones, and works down, always matching one side to the other. The pose is symmetrical, which helps when trying to draw new shapes.

If any of your students look a little hesitant about taking this on, encourage them to just simplify things as needed. The point is, even generalizing some of those shapes a bit will help them learn a LOT more than if they never even tried at all.

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A step by step tutorial for how to draw an easy skeleton, also available as a free download.

New! Coloring Page Gallery

Here's a new option for busy teachers and parents. You can now easily download this drawing as a coloring page with the red button below. Just click to open it as a PDF, and save it to your desktop. You'll have a free coloring page that you can print as often as you want, for whatever kind of project you want. Use it for younger students that want in on the coloring fun, or as a full size visual aid for those that are following the drawing tutorial. For many more fun things to color, please see my COLORING PAGE GALLERY It's never been easier to see and download so many all in one place!

Skeleton Coloring Page

Materials for a Skeleton Drawing

Pencil. The Ticonderoga brand are the most reliable, make nice dark lines when you need them, and are the easiest to erase. Buying the pre-sharpened ones will save busy teachers a lot of time.

Eraser. Large ones you can hold in your hand do a much better job than just the pencil tip erasers, especially when erasing leftover pencil lines after tracing.

Black Sharpie Marker. These fine point permanent marker pens make nice black outlines, have a good tip for coloring, and never bleed when they get wet. Use them with good ventilation and add extra paper underneath to protect your tables.

Prang Crayons. These are a bit softer than other crayons so they sometimes look like oil pastels. They also have a some nice brown shades that Crayola does not have unless you buy their larger boxes.

Crayola Crayons. The reliable brand that always works well. The 24 pack has some of my favorite golden orange and yellow colors that seem a bit richer and warmer than the ones Prang has.