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How to Draw a Tide Pool
Draw a tide pool 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: the pool.
Step 1: The pool
In the middle of your paper draw a big wide oval for the pool of sea water.
Tip Leave room above it for rocks and a sun.
Step 2: Front rocks
Over each end of the pool draw a round rock. Add a small pebble on the front edge.
Step 3: Big back rock
Start on the pool's top edge. Draw a big rock up and over, then back down to the edge.
Step 4: Side rocks
Each side, start on the front rock. Draw a lower rock up and over, ending on the big rock.
Step 5: A starfish
In the water on the right draw a starfish: a fat star with 5 rounded arms.
Step 6: A crab
In the middle draw a wide oval crab body. Add a round claw each side, open at the top.
Step 7: Eyes and legs
On top of the crab draw 2 round eyes with dots. Add a smile and 3 little legs each side.
Step 8: An anemone
In the water on the left draw a small hump. Add 5 fingers waving out of its top.
Step 9: Ripples and sun
Draw 2 short ripple curves in the water. High on the right draw a round sun with 8 rays.
Step 10: Orange and pink
Go over your lines. Colour the starfish orange and the anemone pink.
Step 11: Red crab, yellow sun
Colour the crab and its claws red. Leave the eyes white. Colour the sun yellow.
Step 12: Grey rocks
Colour all the rocks grey. Leave the pool white for now.
Step 13: Blue water
Colour the water blue around the starfish, the crab and the anemone. Your tide pool is done!
Your finished drawing
Follow the steps above and this is where you end up: a tide pool, drawn by you.
Every step in one picture
