How to Draw a Fish

Step-by-Step Guide

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   Step 1: Draw a cross guideline to help align our shapes.

   Draw an oval and a rectangle guideline for the fish’s body.
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   Step 2: For the tail

   Draw another triangle for the head.
   
   This triangle's corner, the one that is outside the oval, tapers downwards. , Draw the mouth like a backwards
   3.
   
   The edge of the tail is drawn with a wavy line curving inwards the large triangle guideline.
   
   Draw the gill cover with 2 arcs.
   
   Lastly, draw a circle for the eyes. , Draw the dorsal fins with a wavy line.
   
   Draw one fin near the gill cover and the other fin close to the bottom edge of the fish.
   
   These fins should look similar to an irregular narrow V. ,,, Draw small backward C’s inside the fish’s body to create the scales. ,
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   Step 3: draw a big triangle.

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   Step 4: Outline the final shape of the fish using the guidelines.

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   Step 5: Erase the guidelines completely.

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   Step 6: Erase the lines inside the fins and draw a circle for the fish’s pupil.

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   Step 7: Detail the insides of the fins and tail by drawing wavy lines.

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   Step 8: Detail the body of the fish by drawing scales.

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   Step 9: Color the fish.

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