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Free printable worksheet · A4 and Letter

How to Draw a Mackerel: printable worksheet

Every step on one page, plus an outline to trace on the next. In each box the new line is drawn bolder (red on a colour printer), so it works in black and white too. Draw one box at a time and rub out the light helper lines at the end. Great for classrooms, rainy days and the fridge door.

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How to Draw a Mackerel

Draw the bold red line in each box, one box at a time. Rub out the dashed helper lines at the end, then colour it in.

  1. Step 1: Long slim body
  2. Step 2: Big eye and smile
  3. Step 3: Forked tail
  4. Step 4: Three small fins
  5. Step 5: Tiny finlets
  6. Step 6: Gill and side fin
  7. Step 7: Side line
  8. Step 8: Wavy stripes
  9. Step 9: Bubbles
  10. Step 10: Sand and seaweed
  11. Step 11: Sandy floor, blue bubbles
  12. Step 12: Silver head and tummy
  13. Step 13: Green-blue back
  14. Step 14: Dark fins
  15. Finished! Colour it in

squigglings.com/draw/mackerel/Draw light, then go bold.

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Trace a mackerel

Go over the light lines with your pencil, then try the mackerel on your own from the steps.

squigglings.com/draw/mackerel/Draw light, then go bold.