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How to Draw a Manta Ray
Draw a manta ray in 10 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: the big soft kite.
Step 1: The big soft kite
Draw a big wide soft kite with pointy wing tips and a soft point below.
Tip No sharp corners: soft bends, but pointy wing tips.
Step 2: Head horns
At the front of the head draw 2 horn fins sticking up, each round tip curling in towards the middle.
Tip These horns are really fins that guide food into the mouth.
Step 3: Two big eyes
Near the top of the body draw 2 big egg eyes, a gap between. Add black dots with shines.
Step 4: Smile and cheeks
Start under the left eye. Draw a wide U smile, stopping under the right eye. Add cheeks at the ends.
Step 5: Thin tail
From the bottom point draw a short thin tail straight down, 2 lines meeting at a thin round tip.
Tip No thorn on a manta.
Step 6: Spots on the wings
On each wing, away from the eyes and edges, draw 3 little circles of different sizes.
Step 7: Bubbles
Draw 3 little bubbles in a slanted line going up from the right horn, the biggest at the bottom.
Step 8: Sea floor
Under the tail draw a long gently wavy sea floor line, from the left edge across to the right edge.
Step 9: Pink cheeks, sandy floor
Colour the two cheeks pink and the floor under the wavy line sandy.
Step 10: Colour it navy
Colour the whole body, wings, horns and tail navy blue, around the pink cheeks, leaving the eyes and spots white.
Your finished drawing
Follow the steps above and this is where you end up: a manta ray, drawn by you.
Every step in one picture
