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How to Draw a Dunkleosteus
Draw a dunkleosteus 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: helmet head.
Step 1: Helmet head
Draw a big blunt head with a wide V mouth. Start at the top, go round the front, stop underneath.
Tip The front is blunt like a helmet, not pointy.
Step 2: Big eye
Above the mouth, draw one big round eye with a black dot and a shine. Draw a ring round it.
Step 3: Bony blade jaws
Draw a big pointy blade under the top jaw, starting and stopping on the jaw. Add a smaller one below.
Tip Dunkleosteus had no teeth: its jaw bones were sharp blades.
Step 4: Back and tummy
Start at the top of the head and curve the back. Curve the tummy from underneath. Stop at a gap.
Step 5: Shark tail
Start at the back. Draw a long top point, a notch and a shorter point. Stop at the tummy.
Step 6: Armour plates
Behind the eye, draw a bold curve from the back down to the tummy. Draw a second curve behind it.
Tip Two helmet plates: one on the head, one behind it.
Step 7: Fins
On the back draw a fin, starting and stopping on the back. Under the tummy draw a paddle fin.
Step 8: Bubbles
By the head, draw 3 round bubbles floating up, each one smaller than the last.
Step 9: Cream blades, blue bubbles
Go over your lines. Colour the 2 bony blades cream and the 3 bubbles light blue.
Step 10: Tan body
Colour the body behind the second curve tan. Colour the tail and both fins tan too.
Step 11: Grey armour
Colour the head and the armour plate behind it dark grey. Leave the eye white.
Your finished drawing
Follow the steps above and this is where you end up: a dunkleosteus, drawn by you.
Every step in one picture
