How to Draw a Piranha

1. Begin by drawing a curved "V" shaped line to outline the front of the fish's face.

Within the "V," enclose a circle inside an irregular round shape. Shade the circle to become the pupil of the eye. Contour around the eye with curved lines.

2. Extend a curved line from the bottom of the "V" and double it back on itself to form the lower jaw.

Skip a space then continue the line around the back of the head. Shade a small oval for the nostril and contour around it with short lines.

3. Use "V" shaped lines to enclose triangular teeth inside the piranha's mouth. Then, contour the head with curved lines.

4. Extend long curved lines from the top and bottom of the head, outlining the body. Notice how the body is rounded before the lines grow closer together.

Extend a curved line from the top of the back. Connect it to the lower back with a scalloped line, enclosing the fin.

5. Draw another, smaller fin lower down the back. Extend a curved line from the back and enclose the triangle shape with a scalloped line.

Then, extend curved lines from the top and bottom of the tail. Connect them with a scalloped line, forming the tail fin.

6. Draw the pectoral fin near the head. Start with a short curved line. Then extend two curved lines, and allow them to meet at a point. Then, draw the anal fin below the tail. Use a curved line and a scalloped line.

7. Draw curved lines down the center of the fish's body, and a scalloped line at the base of the tail. Texture the fish's skin with "U" shaped scales.

8. Continue drawing "U" shaped scales across the body of the fish. Texture the pectoral fin with curved lines.

9. Texture the remaining fins with curved lines.

Your cartoon piranha outline is now complete. Color your picture. We've shaded ours like the red-bellied piranha, the most well-known species. It has a red or orange belly and a back that is green, brown, or black.