How to Draw a Sawfish

Step 1: The saw

Start in the middle. Draw a long flat blade left to a round tip and back. Stop under your start.

Tip A wide flat blade, like a ruler with a round end.

Step 2: Head

Start at each open end of the saw. Curve one line up and back, and one line down and back.

Tip The head opens out from the saw like a funnel.

Step 3: One huge eye

Inside the head, draw 1 huge round eye. Fill it mostly black and leave 2 white shines.

Step 4: Saw teeth

Draw 4 pointy teeth along the top edge of the saw, then 4 matching teeth underneath.

Tip Leave a gap between the teeth, so it looks like a saw.

Step 5: Back and fin

Start at the top of the head. Draw the back up into a tall fin and down again.

Step 6: Second fin

Carry the back on. Draw a smaller fin, then slope down and stop where the tail starts.

Step 7: Big tail

Start at the end of the back. Draw a tall top tip, a notch, and a bottom tip back.

Tip No line where the tail joins the body.

Step 8: Round tummy

Start at the bottom of the head. Draw 1 long round tummy, curving up to meet the tail.

Step 9: Little smile

Under the eye, draw a short smile. Start near the front and stop below the back of the eye.

Step 10: Tummy stripe

Start low on the head. Draw 1 long gentle curve along the body, stopping on the tummy near the tail.

Tip This line is where the grey top meets the pale tummy.

Step 11: Side fin

From the stripe behind the eye, sweep a blade fin back past the tummy, then up to the stripe.

Tip Rub out the bits of tummy line and stripe inside the fin.

Step 12: Cream tummy

Colour the tummy under the stripe cream. Add a pink cheek. Leave the side fin white for now.

Step 13: Grey sawfish

Colour the saw, body, fins and tail grey, around the cheek. Leave the eye and the teeth white.