Learn how to draw a great looking Hammerhead Shark with easy drawing instructions and video tutorial, plus FREE printable pages.
By following the simple steps, you too can easily draw a perfect Hammerhead Shark.
Step by Step Instructions for Drawing a Hammerhead Shark
How to Draw a Great Looking Hammerhead Shark for Kids and Beginners - Step 1
1. Begin by drawing the front of the shark's head.
Use several curved lines to sketch an irregular shape that resembles a bone or an exercise weight.
Drawing Step 2
2. Draw a long, curved line extending from one side of the face.
This outlines the shark's back.
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Drawing Step 3
3. Draw another long, curved line descending from the opposite side of the face. This outline's the shark's belly.
Drawing Step 4
4. Continue the lines on each side. Notice how the lines flare outward, forming the outer edges of the tail.
Drawing Step 5
5. Use curved lines to connect the edges of the tail. Note the "V" shaped line near one of the tail's tips: this represents a notch in the tail, perhaps caused by a bite from another shark.
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Drawing Step 6
6. Draw the pectoral fin, erasing guide lines as necessary. Use two curved lines extending from the body of the shark, and allow them to meet in a sharp point.
Drawing Step 7
7. Extend a pair of curved lines from the opposite side of the shark, allowing them to meet in a point. This forms the other pectoral fin.
Add More Details to Your Hammerhead Shark Picture - Step 8
8. Draw a pair of curved lines just below the shark's snout, forming the mouth. Draw "V" shaped lines within the mouth to indicate the teeth.
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Complete the Outline of Your Hammerhead Shark Drawing - Step 9
9. Draw a pair of curved lines between the pectoral fin and the snout, indicating the gills. On the eyestalk, draw a circle within a circle, forming the eye.
Color Your Hammerhead Shark Drawing
10. Color your shark. Sharks are often depicted as blue in color, but most sharks display various shades of grey or brown.
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Learn More About The Hammerhead Shark Drawing
The hammerhead shark is perhaps one of the most recognizable fish in the ocean. The strangely shaped head, called a cephalofoil, may give the shark increased maneuverability while hunting and an enhanced sense of smell. It also contains electric sensors that aid the shark in finding fish. The spacing of the eyes may also afford a wider field of vision.
There are ten species of hammerheads. The smallest is only three feet in length, while the largest is more than 20 feet.
Hammerheads display unique behaviors are well. They are viviparous, meaning they give birth to live young rather than laying eggs, as do most other fish. They are also known to congregate in huge schools during the day.
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One species is even omnivorous rather than carnivorous - in addition to eating meat, this shark feeds on seagrass.
Films such as Jaws and Sharknado often paint sharks as vicious, man-eating beasts. Are hammerhead sharks dangerous? Only a few hammerhead shark attacks have been recorded during the past 500 years, and none of them fatal.
Most sharks attack only when defending themselves or reacting to a perceived food source. Many species eat only bottom-dwelling creatures such as crabs.
Hammerhead sharks have long excited the human imagination. In Hawaiian mythology, for example, sharks are considered to be "gods of the sea." The rare sighting of a hammerhead shark near Hawaiian waters is thought to be a good omen, meaning that the shark is protecting the people.
In popular culture, hammerhead sharks appear in such television cartoons as Street Sharks and feature films such as Finding Nemo (2003). Small hammerhead sharks are popular denizens of public aquariums.
Would you like to draw a hammerhead shark? This easy, step-by-step drawing guide is here to show you how. All you will need is a sheet of paper, a pencil, and an eraser. You may also wish to color your finished drawing.
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