Enlarge Image The procedure of drawing a fish is one of the simplest activity, if compared to drawing other animals or birds. The slender body of fish makes it easy to draw them. Unlike the complexities and intricacies involved in drawing other creatures, sketching a fish is relatively easy.
How to Draw a Fish Step By Step
Here is a simple process to draw a fish step by step.
- The first step in the process is to draw a basic shape. This basic shape is an oval which tapers at one end. The tapering end should be then be extended to draw the tail; the tail comes with a fin.
- Some people are a bit worried or confused while drawing a tail. However, sketching a tail is no big deal. The shape of tail is almost triangular with a flat edge. The tapering part is connected to the main body. Scales on the tail can be drawn in the form of lines.
- Fins need to be added to the sides of the fish as well as on the stomach. It gives a detailed look to the drawing.
- Finally, one should add eyes, mouth and gills to the drawing.
- To make the picture colorful, one can add a suitable background.
The process of drawing a fish bowl is equally simple as that of sketching a fish. The step-by-step procedure for drawing a fish bowl is presented below.
- One should first draw a circle on a white piece of paper. The upper portion of the circle (about half inch) should be erased.
- The loose ends/lines which result from the process of erasing should be joined by a straight line.
- Another line parallel to this should be drawn below it. This line stands for the water level in the fish bowl. The line should be sketched lightly, in case the water is painted.
- A small line or probably border should be drawn at the bottom of the bowl; it serves as the base of this fish bowl.
- Interiors of fish bowl include gravel, sea weeds and other decorations like castles, wrecked ships, etc.
- Using appropriate colors for the objects drawn in the interiors is necessary.
- Drawing a fish with the procedure illustrated above, completes the activity.
One should just have a know-how about sketching techniques of applying brush/pencil strokes which depict motion. The procedure of drawing this picture is presented below.
- To draw a fish jumping out of water, one has to draw both the fish and bowl as per the procedures given above.
- However, in order to depict motion, water cannot be shown steady. Instead, the water should be sketched in an agitated form. It is necessary to show ripples.
- Drawing of the fish needs to be sketched 1 - 2 inches above the edge of the bowl.
- The motion is depicted by drawing water droplets along the trail led by the fish. Pencil strokes should be drawn forcefully in order to depict the speed of the motion. These strokes should extend from the tail of the fish till the water surface in the bowl.
- The fish cannot be depicted as dry when it is jumping out. The body surface of the fish need to be sketched with small droplets. Care should be taken to see that too many droplets are not drawn.
Drawing a tropical fish is a bit different from the regular fish drawn by school kids. In these fish, colors hold great importance; colors are mostly bright. Tropical fish generally have a broad stomach portion. The structure of fins remains the same for most of the fish. Instead of drawing an oval-shaped stomach/body, one should sketch a rectangular form. The mouth is drawn in the form of a small triangle at the front. The tail should be drawn just like that of any normal fish. All these parts need to be sketched lightly. These lightly drawn parts should finally be merged into a fish drawing at the end with a thick border. Drawing the mouth, eyes, gills and fins completes the process.
One of the easiest creatures to draw, fish can be sketched quickly by following the procedures mentioned above. I hope the instructions given in this article will prove useful to you and after mastering this art, you can move forward to draw many more animals and birds.
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