TEKFUN 3 Pack LCD Writing Tablet for Kids, 8.5 Inch Blue+Pink+Purple Doodle Board Drawing Board Reus...
$15.99 (as of December 16, 2024 21:42 GMT -08:00 - More infoProduct prices and availability are accurate as of the date/time indicated and are subject to change. Any price and availability information displayed on [relevant Amazon Site(s), as applicable] at the time of purchase will apply to the purchase of this product.)Bloop, bloop, bloop…would you like to learn how to draw a fish? Fishes come in all shapes, sizes, colors but here’s the most popular fish we all know, a classic “Dorothy” (yesss, Elmo fans will know who this cute little Goldish is!) So let’s draw an easy, peasy goldfish with shiny fins, a waggly tail, and a cute rounded body.
Next time we’ll update with more fish tutorials (including the other super popular fish…BETTAS!)
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Note: This tutorial and our many others are suitable for ages 3 to 10 (preschool and above.)
🖍️ Tools For Success
- Paper (Our Free How To Draw Template PDF)
- Pencil
- Polymer Eraser
- Outline Markers
- Coloring Tools (I recommend Crayola’s 140 Piece Coloring Case)
🎨 Parents: The only tools you need to use these how-to-draw tutorials are: an eraser, a pencil, and a piece of paper. But – if you have them around – a sketching pencil makes for fainter and softer lines that help kids build fine motor accuracy. I also recommend going over the sketch pencil with a black outline marker when you’re done for a neater finish. Lastly, erase the pencil marks before adding color.
HOW TO DRAW A CUTE FISH (STEP BY STEP)
There are limitless options to drawing fish so we’re starting with a basic fish. Many freshwater-type fish have scales, fins, tail, and a mouth of course. You can follow along with this tutorial loosely and add whatever you want to make your own fish unique!
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🖍️ Tools For Success
- Start with an elongated oval that will become the body of the fish and leave a little divet on the left side that will become the mouth of our little fishie.
- Use a slightly curved line to separate the fish head and body – this becomes the gills of the fish.
- A fish can’t be a fish without plenty of frilly fins. Draw the fin outlines like a rounded suitcase handle and line the inside with curved vertical lines.
- Draw fins on top and on the bottom of its oval-shaped body.
- Now add a mini-fin right in the middle of the gill line from step 2.
- This fish is really taking shape! On the very opposite end of the fish, the opposite end of the mouth, draw a wide-sweeping crescent moon shape and line the inside as you did with the body fins.
- We have the overall fish of a cute little goldish – time to give our fish sight! Going back to the fish head, slightly right above the mouth, draw a small circle and then a smaller circle within for pupils. Fill in the inner circle.
- You can color this little fish any color you want, go wild! Fishes come in blue, white, red, black, yellow, neon, striped, glow-in-the-dark, x-ray (yes see-through fishes exist!)
FISH FACTS FOR KIDS
- Scientists have uncovered over 30,000+ known species of fish. Think about all the cool species we haven’t uncovered yet!
- Goldfishes can see more colors than humans! The fourth color is ultraviolent.
- Fish scales are used for optimizing speed underwater. Scales come with a thin layer of slime that makes fish more agile while underwater.
- In Ancient China, yellow-colored goldfish were considered a symbol of good fortune and luck. Yellow goldfishes were kept only by the loyalty of the Song dynasty. Orange-colored goldish was kept among commoners.
- A goldfish’s size can grow up to 18 inches and weighing up to ten pounds but their size really depends on the size of their tank and environment.
- Did you know a group of goldfish is called “a troubling,” instead of “a school?”
- Believe it or not, fish can be sensitive to sound, loud noises from TV or loudspeaker can stress them out.
- Fish can be found in all aquatic environments on Earth from the deepest ocean floors to high mountain springs to muddy ponds in your own backyard!
- When fish are loosely swimming together, it’s known as shoaling vs schooling means they’re swimming in the same DIRECTION. Both shoaling and schooling help protect fishes from predators.
- Anadromous fish like salmon are born in freshwater but move to saltwater to feed.
- Beginner-friendly fish that are easy to care for: molly fish, platyfish, angelfish, guppies, and betta fish.
🖍️ MORE HOW TO DRAW TUTORIALS…
- How To Draw Popular Minecraft Characters
- How To Draw Abe Lincoln
- How to Draw Baby Shark
- How To Draw Among Us Character
- How To Draw Dinosaurs (Different Kinds)
- How to Draw a Dolphin
- How To Draw a Cute Little Dragon
These How-To-Draw step-by-step tutorials can really help add a little diversity and create a starting point to get your kids drawing more than just unicorns, rainbow, houses, and butterflies. These 8 short step-by-steps are really simple and suitable for any kid age 3+.
They will learn to:
- Expand upon their artistic repertoire.
- Encourage fine motor skills.
- Raise awareness in concepts otherwise eluded.
- Demonstrate logical order of 3d objects to 2d shapes.
- Build confidence in their skills as an artist.
- Pioneer the revolution and end the terrible trope of just another “kid drawing.”
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