How to Draw a Cartoon Fish

Begin by drawing a circle.

Draw two curved lines, one extending from the top and one from the bottom of the circle.

Draw a curved line from the exterior of the circle to the middle. Draw a short, curved line at the end of the previous line.

Extend a long curved line from the short line to the exterior of the circle. Draw another curved line from the bottom of the circle to meet the previous line in a sharp point.

Erase the guide lines formed by the original circle.

Draw a series of connected, curved lines from the top of the circle to the bottom of the circle. Draw a short curved line to connect the lines on the right of the image, forming an enclosed shape.

Draw a number of scalloped, wavy lines from the top of the figure to the bottom, detailing the fish's scales.

Extend a wavy line upwards from the tail, and another downwards from the tail. Connect these lines using another wavy line to form the tail fin.

Draw a sideways heart shape extending from just below the mouth. This will form the pectoral fin.

Draw a smaller, irregular heart shape extending from the area of the scales. This forms a second fin.

Erase the guide lines from within the fins.

Use two curved lines, connected at a blunt point, to draw the dorsal fin on the fish's back. Using a curved line, draw the far pectoral fin, partially visible below the mouth.

Draw two curved lines above the mouth, connected in a point on each end, to form the eyebrow. Draw another eyebrow, half visible, extending from the side of the face.

Draw a large circle to form the near eye, and a half circle extending from the side of the face to form the far eye.

Within the near eye, draw a circle within a circle. Draw two ovals within the inner circle, and shade between the circle and the ovals. Repeat this process for the far eye, using half circles.

Draw a curved line in the mouth to indicate the tongue.

Draw two parallel, curved lines to connect the upper portion of the mouth to the tongue.

Draw a curved line across the nose to give depth. Add detail to the fins and tail. For each fin, extend one or two wavy lines from the base of the fin nearly to the tip.

Fish live in water, so draw some! Draw several wavy lines beneath the fish to show the movement of the water as he swims.

Color your finished drawing. Fish come in every color of the rainbow - you may color your fish yellow and orange as in our illustration, or you can get creative and use your imagination.

For more great Cartoons drawing tutorials, see the 51 Cartoons Drawing Ideas for Kids post.