How to Draw a Dragonfish

Step 1: Eye and blunt face

Draw a big round eye with a black dot. In front, start high, draw a C and stop low.

Tip Leave lots of room on the right for the long body.

Step 2: Long wavy body

Start at the top of the C. Draw a long wavy line right and stop. Do the same underneath.

Tip The body gets thinner and thinner, like an eel. Join the two ends with a tiny curve.

Step 3: Big toothy mouth

From the face C, draw a top lip and a bottom lip that meet. Zigzag long teeth along the top.

Tip Tall thin teeth, like little icicles.

Step 4: Glowing chin light

Start under the chin. Curve a stalk down and stop. Add a ball with 3 short lines below it.

Tip A dragonfish dangles its light under its chin.

Step 5: Forked tail

At the thin end of the body, draw a small tail with 2 points. Add 2 short lines inside.

Step 6: Top fin

Start on the back near the tail. Draw a low fin leaning back, stop on the back. Add 1 line.

Step 7: Bottom fin

Start on the belly under the top fin. Draw a matching fin down, stop on the belly. Add 1 line.

Step 8: Side fin

Behind the mouth draw a small leaf fin lying on its side, pointing at the tail. Add 2 lines inside.

Step 9: Glowing dots

Draw 4 small circles in a row along the body, from the side fin towards the tail.

Step 10: Bubbles

Draw 3 bubbles floating up above the head, the biggest one on top.

Step 11: Navy body, red mouth

Colour the body dark navy blue, around the eye, teeth, side fin and dots. Colour the mouth red.

Tip Leave the eye and the teeth white.

Step 12: Slate fins

Colour the tail and the 3 fins slate grey.

Step 13: Yellow lights, blue bubbles

Colour the chin ball and the 4 dots bright yellow so they glow. Colour the 3 bubbles light blue.