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How to Draw a Sturgeon
Draw a sturgeon 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: long body, shovel nose.
Step 1: Long body, shovel nose
Start on the right. Draw a long back down to a long flat nose, then the tummy back.
Tip Keep the bottom of the nose flat, like a shovel. Leave the right end open.
Step 2: Eye and mouth
High in the head draw a big round eye. Under the nose draw a small smile going back.
Tip The mouth is under the nose: it hoovers food off the river bed.
Step 3: 3 whiskers
Under the nose, in front of the smile, draw 3 thin soft whiskers hanging down.
Step 4: Tail fin
Start at the end of the back. Draw a long point up, a dent, a short point to the tummy.
Tip Long top point, short bottom point.
Step 5: 3 fins
Start on the back near the tail. Draw a round fin, stopping on the back. Add 2 under the tummy.
Step 6: Gill and tummy line
Draw a tummy line from under the eye to the tail, then a C gill from the back to it.
Step 7: Bony plates
Under the back draw a row of 4 little diamonds. Add 4 more along the middle of the side.
Tip Sturgeons wear armour: rows of bony plates.
Step 8: Bubbles
Above the nose draw 3 bubbles floating up: small, bigger, biggest.
Step 9: Sand and seaweed
Draw a long wavy sand line from edge to edge. On each side draw 2 soft seaweed blades.
Step 10: Cream tummy, sandy floor
Go over your lines. Colour the tummy under the tummy line cream, and the floor sandy.
Step 11: Blue bubbles, green seaweed
Colour the bubbles light blue and the seaweed green.
Step 12: Grey sturgeon
Colour the fish grey, going around the cream tummy. Leave the eye white. Your sturgeon is done!
Your finished drawing
Follow the steps above and this is where you end up: a sturgeon, drawn by you.
Every step in one picture
