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How to Draw a Barnacle

14 steps · Medium · about 11 min

Draw a barnacle in 14 easy steps, about 11 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 rock.

Step 1: The rock
Low on your paper draw a big low rock, a rounded hump with sloping sides and a flat bottom.
Step 2: The big barnacle
On top of the rock draw a big wide cone with slanting sides, a curved bottom and a rounded top.
Step 3: A happy face
On the cone's front draw 2 big egg eyes with a dot and shine, a U smile and 2 cheeks.
Step 4: The top opening
From the top left corner, dip a curve across to the top right. Inside, draw a diamond split in 2.
Tip The diamond is 2 little shell doors that the barnacle can shut.
Step 5: Shell plates
Start on the bottom edge beside each cheek and draw a plate line up to the top curve.
Step 6: Small barnacle left
From the big barnacle's left side, draw a small barnacle the same way, peeking out. Stop at the big one.
Step 7: Small barnacle right
From the big barnacle's right side, draw another small barnacle the same way. Stop at the big one.
Step 8: The sandy floor
Draw a gently wavy sand line from the left edge of the paper to the right, going behind the rock.
Step 9: Bubbles
Up on the left draw 3 round bubbles floating up: small, bigger, biggest.
Step 10: Seaweed
On the right, start on the sand. Draw a wiggly seaweed blade up to a soft point and back down.
Step 11: Cream shells
Colour all 3 barnacles cream, around the eyes and cheeks. Leave the eyes white.
Step 12: Sand and bubbles
Colour the floor under the sand line sand, right to the edges. Colour the bubbles light blue.
Step 13: Pink cheeks, grey rock
Colour the 2 cheeks pink. Colour the rock grey, around the barnacles.
Step 14: Green seaweed
Colour the seaweed green. Go over your lines and your barnacles are done!