The world's oceans can be as strange and amazing as the far reaches of outer space. You can learn to draw each and every one of the alien denizens of the deep with the help of these simple, step-by-step sea life drawing tutorials... Read more
Would you like to learn how to draw a rainbow trout? If you're fishing for drawing lessons, you've come to the right place... Read more
Mermaids are one of the most beautiful mythological creatures. Many stories describe mermaids as women who swim in the ocean with their long fish tails. Mermaids can also be men (called "mermen") or a community of people (called the "merfolk") that live in the sea... Read more
If you saw a leafy sea dragon in person, you wouldn't recognize it at first. Leafy sea dragons look just like a piece of seaweed floating in the ocean. They have delicate fins that look like stems and leaves. When you look closer, you see that they have eyes and a body like a regular fish... Read more
From The Ugly Duckling to the writings of Henry David Thoreau, ponds are an indelible part of our environment and culture. You can learn how to draw a pond. A pond is a small body of water. It can be natural or man-made and is home to animals like fish, frogs, insects, ducks, and herons. In cold areas, ponds freeze in winter, facilitating ice skating... Read more
Mermaids are legendary beings with the upper body of a human and the tail of a fish or other sea creature. Males of the species were called mermen. In the earliest myths, merpeople such as Poseidon were sea gods or semi divine beings. European folklore gave mermaids or sirens magical or prophetic abilities... Read more
Pelicans are seafaring birds famous for their extendable throat pouch that they use as a fishing net. They are large birds; many have wingspans of more than 10 ft or 3 meters. The name "pelican" comes from an ancient Greek word meaning "ax."... Read more
A kayak is a small boat or canoe. The kayak traces its history to the native peoples of Greenland and Alaska. These kayaks were made of animal skins stretched over frames of wood or whalebone. They were used for fishing and hunting. The word kayak means "man's boat" or "hunter's boat."... Read more
Salmon are large fish that spend part of their lives in freshwater and part in saltwater. They have a unique life cycle in which they hatch in rivers and streams, live most of their adult life in the ocean, then return to their birthplaces to spawn... Read more
The bass is a North American game fish or sport fish, part of a family of fishes known as sunfish. A number of unrelated saltwater fish are known as sea bass... Read more
Lakes are generally known as peaceful retreats. Popular lake activities include fishing, boating, swimming, camping, and hiking. Lakes represent a way of "getting away from it all" - especially modern distractions such as cell phones and social media... Read more
The stingray is a type of fish found in both the oceans and in fresh water. Stingrays have rounded, flat bodies and long tails. Some have a venomous spine at the base of the tail, and a few river-dwelling... Read more
The Amazing World of Gumball is an animated television series produced by Cartoon Network. The story revolves around twelve-year-old Gumball, a cat, and his adoptive brother, who is a goldfish... Read more
A nest is a type of home. It is a structure created by an animal to protect its eggs and house its young after hatching. Birds are most famous for their nests, but mice, squirrels, insects, frogs, alligators, turtles, and even fish build nests of different kinds... Read more
During the 1400s, fishermen's wives on the English island of Jersey knitted wool garments for their husbands. Because of wool's natural oils, the garments kept the men warm even in... Read more
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... Read more
Penguins are birds that use use their wings to swim through the water rather than flying through the air. Penguins eat fish, which they catch with... Read more
Learn How to Draw Animals Everyone loves animals. Take a walk on the wild side ... Read more
Would you like to learn how to draw a seahorse? This easy cartoon animal drawing tutorial can show you how. Surprisingly to some, seahorses are a type of fish. There are 36 different species. They live in warm, shallow waters of coral reefs and mangroves... Read more
Dolphins are small toothed whales. They are mammals like you and me. That means they are warm-blooded, give birth to live young, and feed their young with milk. Dolphins, however, spend their whole lives in the water. Their bodies are designed for swimming, and they hunt fish and squid... Read more