Before we start drawing a shark, let's get acquainted with its appearance, determining how it differs from other fish? A huge elongated body, a pointed tail, a predatory gaze and a mouth with numerous sharp teeth … These are the features you need to know to draw a shark.
Drawing with a simple pencil
The easiest and most affordable way to depict a predator is to draw with a simple pencil. Start your work by drawing the outline of the fish, and then gradually add new details to the picture.
- Image of the primary contour: using a ruler, with a simple pencil, draw a barely noticeable axis in the horizontal direction (it is needed for a symmetrical drawing). Next, we proceed to the image of the contour of the fish, for this we draw an elongated oval around the axis, not forgetting to draw the lower and upper fins. Finish the outline of the shark, depicting a sharp tail.
- Image of the mouth: Before starting the image of the mouth, orient yourself with the position of the eye to help determine the location of the mouth. To facilitate the work, paint the open mouth of the shark in black (if you wish, you can draw sharp teeth of a triangular shape).
- The next step in drawing the predator: near the pelvic fin of the shark, draw the gill slits, in the amount of five pieces. These lines do not have to be perfect, do not press hard on the pencil, draw as your hand will take, arbitrarily.
- The final step of the drawing: to add volume to the body of the fish, it is necessary to add shadows to the drawing. Draw them using shading, thin lines.
To make the drawing more realistic, paint the shark with watercolors or gouache.
To enhance the effect of a painting or draw a fish in motion, depict the underwater world surrounding the predator and your drawing will become complex to execute.
How to draw a cartoon shark
Fans of animation and cartoons can depict a shark in the following steps:
- depict a circle - this is the head of a shark, then a body curved to the right with an acute angle - this is the body of a fish;
- on the left side of the circle, draw a pointed shape - this is a shark's nose;
- draw the tail of the fish at the bottom of the body, it should be pointed;
- on the sides of the body, depict fins of a curved shape and slightly sharp at the ends;
- it's time to draw eyes, cartoon characters have big eyes, so do not be afraid to ruin the drawing by depicting rounded and bulging shapes;
- above the eyes we depict the eyebrows of a semicircular shape;
- draw a shark's mouth with large, sharp teeth of a triangular shape;
- it's time to draw a thick line around the body of the fish along the contour;
- Finally, add gill lines above the shark's upper fin.
When drawing a cartoon shark, you can decorate the body of the fish with a heart-shaped abdomen or dress the predator in any outfit.
To make the drawing bright and colorful, use bright backgrounds for your paintings.
