Draw Tropical Fishes
Tropical fish are usually fish that are brightly colored and found on tropical oceans and seas. If you have them at home as pets, why not learn also how to draw them and show them-off to your friends. Follow then this simple tutorial of how to draw tropical Fish.
Steps
- Start by drawing different kinds of body shapes. First, draw a distorted oval shape with a large bump below it, a heart shape body for the second fish, a pointed oval shape for the third shape and then finally a rounded square for the fourth tropical fish.
- Don’t forget to draw small curves, bumps and points to stress-out their mouths, noses and even the area were their tail begins.
- Draw their tails. Create their tails on the right side of their body. Remember that each one is different from each other. Create the first tail by drawing wavy lines on its end, the second tail by drawing a small trapezoid shape, the third tail a round triangle and then the fourth tail in a form of a “V” with wavy patterns at its end.
- Add their fins. Draw their fins by creating swaying shapes, round shapes, zigzag shapes and wavy ends.
- Draw their eyes. Draw only one eye since only one side of their body is being shown. Create their eyes by drawing a series of circles and then place a border of curve lines beside it.
- Finish off your sketches by drawing the different kinds of patterns on their body. May it be thin or thick crescent shapes, circles or more wavy lines; the catch is to make each one different from each other.
- Outline your drawing. Outline by using a pointed and thick pen or marker. Use a thick marker to outline the body while a pointed marker for its details such its patterns and face. Erase also guidelines and sketched lines to clean up your drawing
- Color it and you’re done! Use different kinds of colors or follow the colors on the accompanied illustration.
- Finished.
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