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How to draw Shark

Learn to draw shark in five picture steps. Begin with streamlined body, then build up to mouth and gills. Draw in your browser, color the finished model, or practice with its tracing outline.

Finished example: Shark
Finished example: Shark

Five picture steps

New shapes are shown in coral.

  1. Step 1

    Begin with streamlined body. Leave room around the shape for the next parts.

  2. Step 2

    Add tail and dorsal fin. Compare its position with the first step.

  3. Step 3

    Draw light underside. Keep the earlier shapes visible as you work.

  4. Step 4

    Build in lower fin and eye. Look at where these parts touch the earlier shapes.

  5. Step 5

    Finish with mouth and gills. Choose your own colors or follow the finished example.

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