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How to Draw a Conch
Draw a conch in 11 easy steps, about 8 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: big fat shell.
Step 1: Big fat shell
Low in the middle of your paper, draw a big fat egg, tipped up a little on the right.
Step 2: Pointy spire
From the egg's right end, draw a pointy spire of 3 bumps. Join each top dip to the dip below.
Step 3: Two big eyes
In the middle of the egg, draw 2 big egg eyes. Give each a black dot and a shine.
Step 4: Smile and cheeks
Under the eyes, draw a wide U smile. Add a small oval cheek at each end.
Step 5: Round knobs
Along the top, add round knobs: 3 big ones on the egg and 2 small ones up the spire.
Step 6: Flared lip
Start high on the egg's left side. Sweep a wide lip out like a fan, and stop under the egg.
Step 7: The opening
Inside the lip, start high on the egg. Curve round, leaving a thick rim, and stop on the egg.
Step 8: Sand and bubbles
Draw a sand line under the shell, almost edge to edge. Add 3 bubbles floating up on the right.
Step 9: Peach shell
Colour the whole shell peach. Leave the opening, the eyes and the cheeks white.
Step 10: Pink opening
Colour the opening and the 2 cheeks pink.
Step 11: Sandy floor, blue bubbles
Colour the ground sandy and the bubbles light blue. Your conch is done!
Your finished drawing
Follow the steps above and this is where you end up: a conch, drawn by you.
Every step in one picture
