Learn how to draw a great looking Fish Skeleton with easy drawing instructions and video tutorial.
By following the simple steps, you too can easily draw a perfect Fish Skeleton.
Step-by-Step Instructions for Drawing a Fish Skeleton
How to Draw a Great Looking Fish Skeleton for Kids and Beginners - Step 1
1. Draw an uneven egg shape near the top of the page. Sketch a narrow triangle to the left, then draw a curved horizontal line above these shapes.
Add two small triangles, bring the line down into a curve, then complete the mouth with a larger triangle.
Drawing Step 2
2. Sketch a curve and a wide banana shape inside the face. Draw a bumpy line that trails downward and gradually becomes straight, then sketch a rounded triangle beneath the skull.
Add one narrow triangle and a diagonal line, and connect them with four hills.
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Drawing Step 3
3. Add another bumpy line that becomes straight near the end. Draw several narrow triangles along the spine.
Drawing Step 4
4. Sketch more narrow triangles that look like spikes, making them smaller as they trail down the spine.
Drawing Step 5
5. Draw the last of the triangles before the tail. Outline the tail with a pointy heart shape, and surround it with thin triangles.
Drawing Step 6
6. Sketch a curved line over the spikes, then draw a long triangle connected to the head and smaller triangles between the spikes.
Drawing Step 7
7. Add more triangles in varying sides, and draw curves between them like spiderwebs.
Add More Details to Your Fish Skeleton Picture - Step 8
8. Repeat the previous step with four triangles to create a smaller fin. Sketch three curves and one vertical line inside the skull.
Complete the Outline of Your Fish Skeleton Drawing - Step 9
9. Draw lines inside the fins and short dashes inside the spine for realism. Outline your easy fish skeleton in black ink, then erase the extra pencil lines.
Color Your Fish Skeleton Drawing
Color the bones off-white with gray shadows and pale highlights. Make the bottom fins pale so that they look transparent. Fill in the eye socket with two shades of dark gray.
For more practice with bones, learn how to draw a dragon skull or check out this complete skeleton drawing tutorial. You can stick with gray or color your bones yellowish-white to make them look ancient.
For more great fish drawing tutorials, see the collection of How to Draw Fishes for Kids.
Learn More About The Fish Skeleton Drawing
Fish skeletons have dozens of delicate bones. Learn how to draw a fish skeleton with a skull, ribs and spine.
Since fish have small bones, this step-by-step guide involves drawing a lot of wispy lines and thin triangles.
Notice how the lines are particularly thin around the papery tail. The head uses thicker lines for a heavy, solid appearance.
When you're done, can you imagine how the flesh would lay over the bones? Try grabbing another sheet of paper and tracing around the skeleton, then giving your fish a set of bright, shiny scales.
For more easy and fun guides, see the How to Draw a Catfish or Betta Fish Drawing tutorials.
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