How to Draw a Stonefish

Step 1: Big soft mound

A little below the middle draw a big soft mound with a flat bottom, wider than tall.

Step 2: Happy smile

Start on the front edge, low down. Draw a long smile that curves up and stops before the middle.

Step 3: Big eye on top

Above the smile, near the front of the top, draw one big round eye with a black dot and shine.

Tip The eye sits up high, so it can peek out of the sand.

Step 4: Row of spines

Start on the back behind the eye. Draw a row of 5 short spikes and stop near the far end.

Tip Short and pointy, like a little crown. These spines are dangerous!

Step 5: Big fan side fin

Low on the side, behind the smile, draw a fan fin like a half leaf. Add 2 curved rays.

Step 6: Tail and warts

Start on the right end, draw a small paddle tail and stop lower down. Dot 2 warts on the back.

Step 7: Blotches

On the back half draw 3 wobbly pebble blotches: one on top, one in the middle, one near the tail.

Tip Keep every blotch inside the lump, with a little gap between them.

Step 8: Sandy floor

Start near the left edge. Draw a long wavy sand line along the flat bottom, stopping near the right edge.

Step 9: Look-alike rock

Right of the tail, leave a gap and draw a round rock sitting on the sand line.

Tip The rock is the joke: the stonefish looks just like it.

Step 10: Tall weed

Left of the fish, leave a gap and draw one tall wavy weed leaf standing on the sand.

Step 11: Bubbles

Above the eye draw 3 bubbles floating up, each one bigger than the last.

Step 12: Blue bubbles, sandy floor

Colour the bubbles light blue and the floor under the sand line sandy yellow.

Step 13: Green weed, grey rock

Colour the weed green and the rock grey.

Step 14: Brown stonefish

Colour the lump and fin brown, leaving the eye and blotches white. Colour the blotches, spines and tail dark brown.