How to Draw an Easy Whale

1. Begin the easy whale outline by drawing a long, curved line. This will become the whale's mouth. Draw a short line at the corner of the mouth, and another beside it.

Enclose a partial circle on top of the last line. Draw two successively smaller ovals within it, and shade between them. This forms the whale's eye.

2. Extend another long, curved line from the front of the whale's mouth, outlining the belly.

3. At the end of the long line, extend another line. Draw yet another line to meet at a gentle point. This is one-half of the whale's tail. Use two more lines to draw the other half.

4. Draw a long, curved line connecting the mouth to the tail. This completely encloses the whale and forms its back.

5. Draw the whale's flipper, erasing as necessary. Use a long line for the front of the fin and a series of short lines for the trailing edge. Texture the fin with a few short lines.

6. Draw the remaining fin, partially hidden behind the belly. Then, outline the belly with long lines from the mouth to the fin and from the fin to a point further down the body.

7. Contour the chin and belly with long curved lines.

8. Continue to contour the underside of the whale with long curved lines.

9. Draw a spurt of water coming from the blowhole on top of the whale's head. Use curved lines that double back in a teardrop shape.

Your easy whale outline is now complete. Color your cartoon whale. Whales are usually dark gray with white markings, but they appear blue in deep water.