The humble fish is all too often overlooked, and too many of us do not know their basic parts. Let’s take our chance to learn a little more about the parts of a fish, and discover all that you need to know.
Tutorial Video
Step-By-Step Images and Instructions
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Start by drawing an arrow pointing to the left of your page. At the ends, bring a curved line in at the top and bottom, and then take these across to the right to create the outline of your fish.
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Add a tail to the back with a “forked” shape.
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Draw a small circle just inside the front…
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And add another small circle inside this. Shade this almost completely with the black pen, leaving a small strip of white across the left, and a dot inside the circle.
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Add a black line to the left of this…
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And then add two wavy lines to the face, one on either side of the eye.
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Add a crescent moon shape to the right of the eye…
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And then add a heart shape, with the point in the top left, below this.
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Add a curved line above this heart shape, and then a jagged line behind this. Follow this with a curved line a short distance behind, another jagged line, and two more curved lines.
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Now, add a triangular fin to the top, adding a jagged line to the right.
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Add another fin to the bottom…
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Add two more fins just in front of this…
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And then add a series of short marks inside the tails and fins.
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Next, add a series of wavy lines all down the back of the fish, and in the central section of the face.
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Use an orange pen for the tail, the ends of the fin, and the front of the face.
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Use a black pen for the stripes of the body, and the rest of the fins.
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Use a lighter orange pen for the rest of the body…
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And shade the eye with a lighter orange pen.
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Next, grab a black pen and a ruler, and add a series of straight lines all around the body.
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Add labels to the ends of the lines. The top labels should read from left to right – “Mouth”, “Eye”, “Lateral Line”, “Dorsal fin”, “Caudal peduncle”, “caudal fin”. The bottom labels should read, from left to right – “Operculum”, “Gills”, “Pectoral fins”, “Pelvic fins”, and “Anal fin”.
And just like that, you have taken your first steps towards learning more about fish – but there is still plenty to uncover!
