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Basic fish sketch tutorial for beginners

With the HB pencil, I cover the fish with a layer of contour hatching, just to make the drawing look harmonious.


How to Draw a Fish

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In this realistic fish drawing tutorial, we’ll learn to draw a fish using the example of a rainbow trout. This beautiful underwater creature has a refined body shape and an amazing spotty pattern!

Fish are relatively easy to draw, which makes them a perfect choice for beginners. I’ll show you a simple way to design a typical fish; you can always add new features or change the proportions of your fish.

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What You’ll Learn in This Realistic Fish Drawing Tutorial

  • How to draw a fish’s body
  • How to draw the fins and head details
  • How to shade your fish drawing with graphite pencils

To complete this realistic fish drawing project, you’ll need the following equipment:

The art supplies for this project

  • an HB graphite pencil
  • a 3B graphite pencil
  • an eraser
  • a sheet of drawing paper


How to Draw a Fish’s Body

Step 1

Let’s see how to draw a fish realistically. First, with the HB pencil, I draw the horizontal core line of the fish and mark the borders of its body.

There’s no need to use a ruler; the line doesn’t have to be perfectly straight.

Drawing the core line

Step 2

I add an elongated shape for the fish’s body. Only a quarter of the core line is left untouched—we’ll draw the tail there.

Drawing the shape of the body

Step 3

I draw a trapezoid shape for the tail fin.

Adding the tail fin

Step 4

I join the body and the tail fin, forming the contours of the tail.

Drawing the general contour of the body

Step 5

Let’s refine the head of the fish. I mark the border between the head and the main body, and then add a curved line for the gill cover.

All species of fish have different proportions; let’s agree that the length of our fish’s head approximately equals the length of its tail.

Drawing the border between the head and body

Step 6

I draw the eye with the pupil.

Adding the eye to the head

Step 7

I add the mouth; it is slightly open.

Drawing the mouth


Fish is part of the paraphyletic organisms. Its life span is around 02 to 04 years. In this tutorial, we will draw fish.

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How to Draw a Fish

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Step 1

First commence the tutorial by making three ovals & a tiny line as shown.

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Step 2

Draw outline for tail & draw line in the middle of the body as shown.

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Step 3

Make head & eye.

Step 4

Make outline for body.

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Step 5

Draw gill shape as shown.

Step 6

Make tail & draw outline for lower body as shown.

Step 7

Draw lines over the tail and body as shown.

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Step 8

Draw net like shape as shown.

Step 9

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Finally, make necessary improvements to finish.

Colin Wynn
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