yes i drew that with my stylus in my mouth, swampgoat style
Strange Creature spits out a piece of chalk and points to a drawing she did of a turtle on a stone. “You know, when we saw those flashes of light, I saw a horrible vision, a world unlike ours. It was a horrible world, where many turtles and tortoises are endangered. In this version of the world, the dominant species doesn’t care for their environment and due to habitat loss, they’re at risk of losing many of their chelonians?? It was a horrible vision!” Strange Creature shakes her head. “Can you imagine a world without the different kinds of turtles and tortoises? Let's not do that! Instead, let's practice studying and appreciating the ones we have- I'm sure they'd all love to model for you!
For this game, you can color three turtles/tortoises AND draw two, earning up to five hibiscus flowers for the final raffle. There are six coloring sheets and five sets of drawing instructions.
Each entry also earns you a piece of hay, so up to 5 this week. Simple!
To enter, simply post your images in the thread- no form necessary. You can edit these however you like- if you want to add stuff, take stuff away, do whatever! You should be able to paint bucket these if you want. You don't have to do anything fancy- just color some shelled friends. You can post all of your images in one post, or you can post them separately. Whatever you want!
Turtle Coloring Sheets and Drawing Instructions
Click the thumbnails to get the full-sized image!
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- Start by drawing a P with a long, slightly curved tail. Don’t close the P all the way!
- Draw the bottom of the neck by making a curved line under the tail of the P. This forms the neck.
- Draw an open rectangle for the front leg. Connect it to the bottom of the neck.
- Draw an open rectangle behind the front leg. This is the back leg.
- Draw a line with curved-in ends- kind of like a weird C, or an untwisted paperclip. This is the bottom of the shell. It should sit on the legs and go up towards the neck.
- Draw an angled C-shaped line on top of the odd curved line you just drew. This is the top of the shell.
- Connect the curved-in ends of the bottom of the shell with a curved line (with the curve going down). Add lines to create the outer rim scales.
- Draw a Y-shape to segment the top of the shell.
- Add the facial details: a round eye towards the back of the head, a nostril at the very end of the nose, and a mouth. The mouth should have a bit of a point to it. Look at the pictures for different mouth shapes and options, as well as more detail you can add like scales and claws.
Spoiler
- Start by drawing a pistachio shape.
- At the pointy end of the pistachio, draw two curved triangles for rear flippers.
- At either side of the broad end, draw the front flippers. You can draw them however you like; however, it’s easy to have one that’s a long curved triangle pointing down and one a curved triangle with a bend in it. This makes it look like your turtle is swimming.
- Draw a triangular tail at the very pointy end of the pistachio, and draw a fat kind of bent oval for the head.
- Draw the face, eyes, and shell detail. To draw the shell, draw an oblong hexagon in the middle of the pistachio and draw lines from it radiating across the pistachio. For the face, the nose should be at the end of the head, and the mouth should be a pointed V with a curve for the smiling appearance. You can draw the eye however you want; there’s some examples here.
Spoiler
- Draw an S.
- Draw a second S next to the first S.
- Draw a flattened oval connecting the two S shapes at the bottom.
- Draw a tall oval at the top of the two S shapes for the shell.
- Draw the legs by drawing two curved lines for the outside of each leg and three short lines to represent the inner claws. See the example for a better idea of how to put these together.
- Draw a tall hexagon with lines extending from the corners for the shell design and put the face on the turtle. It should look somewhat deranged, because that’s just how snake-necked turtles look. The mouth should be a smile with a V-shaped beak in the middle, and the nose should have two nostrils and a curved line over top of them to give it depth.
“Feel like a real challenge? A garbled oracle told me of these creatures, although I did not see them for myself. What could they be?”
Yes, these drawing instructions came from Chat GPT. Good luck. Results may vary. There's another
How to Draw Mystery Turtle A - click for instructions!
Spoiler
- Begin by drawing a circular shape near the top of your paper.
- Extend two small, rounded shapes on each side of the circle to create the head and cheeks.
- From the bottom of the circle, draw a slightly flattened oval shape for the body.
- Add four short, stubby limbs extending from the body.
- Draw a small, curled tail at the back of the body.
- Create facial features: Draw two large, circular eyes with pupils and reflections. Below the eyes, add a small curved line for the mouth.
- On top of the head, draw two pointy shapes for the ears.
- Add details to the body by drawing the shell: a series of curves or lines on the back.
- Give definition to the limbs by adding small curves or lines for joints and scales.
- Add any additional details you like, such as scales on the head or patterns on the limbs.
Spoiler
- Start by drawing an oval shape in the center of your paper for the turtle's body.
- Add a smaller oval on top of the first one for the turtle's head.
- Extend four short lines from the bottom of the body to create the legs.
- Draw three fingers on each hand, making them slightly rounded.
- Add feet by drawing three toes on each leg.
- Create a rounded shell on the turtle's back, extending over the body and head.
- Add a curved shape on the top of the head.
- Add facial features: Draw two eyes on the head, and give the turtle a determined expression.
- Draw the mouth by adding a curved line below the eyes.
- Add a curved line along the shell to create a separation between the top and bottom parts.
- Add a rectangular shape around the turtle's waist.
- Extend the curved line to create a tail behind the turtle.
- Give definition to the limbs and shell by adding scales, lines, or patterns.
