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How to Draw a Sailfish
Draw a sailfish in 13 easy steps, about 10 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: long body.
Step 1: Long body
Start left of the middle. Draw a long back curve to a thin tail end, then the tummy under it.
Tip Leave the front open for the sword.
Step 2: Pointed sword
Start on the back at the open front. Slope out to a long thin sword, then back to the tummy.
Tip Let the snout narrow smoothly into the sword, with no line across it.
Step 3: Eye and smile
Draw a big round eye behind the snout. Add a little smile on the snout, under the eye.
Step 4: Crescent tail
From the back, swing a tall lobe up, in to a dent. Draw a matching lobe down to the belly.
Step 5: Huge sail
Start above the eye. Sweep a huge sail up and over, down to the back near the tail.
Tip The sail is taller than the body.
Step 6: Gill and sail spots
Behind the eye, draw a short C for the gill. Dot 5 small round spots across the sail.
Step 7: Long side fin
From the gill line, draw a long leaf fin sweeping back to a soft point, and back to the gill.
Step 8: Belly streamer
Start on the tummy under the side fin. Draw a long thin streamer back to a point, and back.
Step 9: Bubbles
Above the sword, draw 3 bubbles floating up in a gentle curve: small, bigger, biggest.
Step 10: Sand and seaweed
Draw a wavy sand line from edge to edge. Add 2 seaweed leaves on the left, one on the right.
Step 11: Sand and light blue
Colour the sand sandy, and the sail spots and bubbles light blue.
Step 12: Pink cheek, green seaweed
Colour a soft pink cheek under the eye, and the seaweed green.
Step 13: Blue fish, dark fins
Colour the body and sword blue around the cheek, and the sail, tail and fins dark blue around the spots.
Tip Leave the eye white.
Your finished drawing
Follow the steps above and this is where you end up: a sailfish, drawn by you.
Every step in one picture
