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How to Draw a Snapper
Draw a snapper in 12 easy steps, about 9 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: deep body, pointed snout.
Step 1: Deep body, pointed snout
Start on the right. Arch a back down to a pointed snout, then a deep tummy back to the start.
Tip A deep oval, twice as long as tall. Leave the right end open.
Step 2: Eye and mouth
High on the head, draw a big round eye. From the snout tip, draw a short smile turning up.
Step 3: Forked tail
From the back's end, draw a point up, scoop in to a dent, then a point down to the tummy.
Step 4: Long spiky back fin
Start on the back above the eye. Draw 7 sharp spikes, then a smooth lobe down to the tail.
Tip The spikes are the snapper's give-away: a sharp comb, then a soft fan.
Step 5: Gill
Behind the eye, start just below the back line. Draw a C bowing back and stop well above the tummy.
Step 6: Side fin
Behind the gill, draw a leaf fin, pointed at the front and round at the back, with 2 lines inside.
Step 7: Tummy fins
Under the side fin, draw a swept-back fin from the tummy, back up to it. Add one by the tail.
Step 8: Bubbles and belly line
Draw 3 bubbles in front of the snout. From the chin, draw a long belly line back to the tail.
Step 9: Sand and seaweed
Draw a wavy sand line across the bottom. Stand 2 seaweed leaves on the left, 1 on the right.
Tip Each seaweed is a closed wiggly leaf standing on the sand.
Step 10: Pink tummy, sandy floor
Colour the tummy below the belly line pink and add a pink cheek dot. Colour under the sand line sandy.
Step 11: Blue bubbles, green seaweed
Colour the bubbles light blue and the seaweed green.
Step 12: Colour it red
Colour the body, fins and tail red around the pink tummy and cheek. Leave the eye white, and you're done!
Your finished drawing
Follow the steps above and this is where you end up: a snapper, drawn by you.
Every step in one picture
