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How to Draw a Zebra Shark

13 steps · Medium · about 10 min

Draw a zebra shark 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: round snout.

Step 1: Round snout
On the left, below the middle, start high and draw a big C snout, stopping under your start.
Step 2: One big eye
Behind the nose, draw 1 big round eye. Fill most of it with a black dot, leaving a white shine.
Step 3: Low back, 2 fins
Start at the top of the snout. Draw a long low back with 2 small fins, stopping in the middle.
Tip Stop the back in the middle: the tail needs the whole right half.
Step 4: Long tail
Start at the end of the back. Draw a long low tail to a point on the right, then back.
Tip A zebra shark's tail is as long as the rest of it.
Step 5: Tummy and mouth
Start at the chin, draw a gentle sag up to the tail. Add a small smile low on the snout.
Step 6: Gills and tummy stripe
Behind the eye, draw 3 short curves. Under the smile, draw a long curve from the chin to the tail.
Step 7: Side fin
Start on the stripe behind the gills. Draw a rounded fin sweeping back and down, back to the stripe.
Step 8: Spots in rows
Draw 3 spots along the back, 3 more below them, and 2 on the tail.
Tip Grown-up zebra sharks are covered in leopard spots.
Step 9: Sand and bubbles
Draw a long wavy sand line under the shark. Draw 3 bubbles floating up above the nose.
Step 10: Cream tummy, sandy floor
Colour the tummy under the stripe cream, but not the side fin. Colour the floor under the sand line sandy.
Step 11: Blue bubbles
Colour the bubbles light blue.
Step 12: Colour the shark tan
Colour everything above the stripe tan: head, back, fins and the long tail. Leave the eye and spots white.
Step 13: Brown spots
Go over your lines and colour every spot brown. Your zebra shark is done!