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How to Draw Algae
Draw algae in 13 easy steps, about 10 minutes. Free, with a printable worksheet.
Each picture adds one red line. Draw that line, then scroll to the next picture. Rub out any dashed helper lines at the end. First up: the tall blade.
Step 1: The tall blade
Low in the middle draw a tall wiggly blade up to a point, back down, and join the bottom.
Tip Wiggle, do not zigzag: soft bends like a ribbon in a breeze.
Step 2: The sandy floor
Near the blade's bottom draw a wavy sand line from the left edge to the right edge, behind the blade.
Step 3: A happy face
Near the top of the tall blade draw 2 egg eyes with black dots, and a small U smile below.
Step 4: Two more blades
On each side of the tall blade, start on the sand and draw a shorter wiggly blade leaning out.
Step 5: Two little blades
Further out on each side draw one more short wiggly blade, the smallest yet, standing on the sand.
Step 6: Bubbles
On the left draw 3 round bubbles floating up, smallest at the bottom. Add 2 more on the right.
Step 7: The water top
High on the paper draw 2 wavy lines of little bumps, one left and one right, for the water top.
Step 8: A little fish
Up on the right draw a little fish: a pointed egg with a triangle tail and a dot eye.
Step 9: Rock and pebble
On the sand draw a round rock on the right and a small pebble on the far left.
Step 10: Sandy floor, blue bubbles
Go over your lines. Colour the floor sand around the blades, rock and pebble, and the bubbles sky blue.
Step 11: Grey rock
Colour the rock and the pebble grey.
Step 12: Pink cheeks, orange fish
Colour 2 pink cheeks under the eyes, and the fish orange.
Step 13: Green algae
Colour every blade green, around the eyes and cheeks. Leave the eyes white. All done!
Your finished drawing
Follow the steps above and this is where you end up: algae, drawn by you.
Every step in one picture
