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Praying Mantises are meat-eating insects. They do not actively hunt down their prey, however. They wait still and are almost invisible on a leaf or stem, ready to grab any passing insect. In this tutorial, you will learn how to draw a praying mantis.

  1. How.com.vn English: Step 1 Draw basic shapes.
    Add ovals, circles and lines. Don't worry if it does not look like as what you want. These are just your guidelines.
  2. How.com.vn English: Step 2 Second, draw the head including the eyes and the mouth.
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  3. How.com.vn English: Step 3 Draw his two arms on front.
    Some part of the arms must have jagged lines.
  4. How.com.vn English: Step 4 Create three diagonal lines for the neck portion.
  5. How.com.vn English: Step 5 Then draw the wings.
  6. How.com.vn English: Step 6 Now draw the middle two feet.
    As you notice, these are much thinner compare to the arms.
  7. How.com.vn English: Step 7 Draw the behind legs.
  8. How.com.vn English: Step 8 Then create the body.
  9. How.com.vn English: Step 9 Add more lines or details to your drawing.
  10. How.com.vn English: Step 10 Then all your lines are done.
    All you need to do on the next step is to clean up your drawing.
  11. How.com.vn English: Step 11 Then here you go.
    Your drawing is done. Keep up the good work!
  12. How.com.vn English: Step 12 Finished.
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