How to Draw a Great White Shark

Whenever many of us think of sharks, the famous Great White is usually the design that springs to mind. There is no doubting the infamy of these curious creatures through the help of television, literature, and movies. Are you brave enough to bring your own Great White to life? Then let’s get started…


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Step-By-Step Images and Instructions

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Start with a black pen, and draw an arrow pointing up towards the top right-hand corner of the page.


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Add a pointed triangle fin to the end of this line, and then continue the line down towards the bottom left-hand corner of your page.


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Add two pointed triangles for the tail…


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And then continue the bottom line towards the right, adding a small gap.


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Add a series of parallel, wavy lines just in front of the fin at the top.


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Return to the nose, and add a line across from the right side. Then, add a jagged line to the bottom of this for the sharp teeth.


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Fill these in with the black pen…


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And bring a curved line down from the bottom of these, across to the left, leaving a gap before the lines join up.


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Draw a curved fin in the front of the body, on the bottom line…


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And add a long, pointed fin to the first gap at the bottom.


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Add two small triangles to the back gap, and then add a triangle to the top and bottom of the body just behind this.


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Add two dots just above the teeth…


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And then use a dark blue pen for the end of the tail, the small triangles, the front fin, and the edges of the top and long fins.


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Use a lighter blue pen to add a jagged line across the body of the shark, and up from the long fin across the face and nose.


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Shade the space above this with the blue pen, and use the same shade for the long fin.


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Use a light blue pen to all color to the bottom of the shark’s body.


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Add the same shade to the tail…


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And fill in the space in between with another bright blue pen.


And just like that, you have created your very own fearsome, ferocious Great White shark – but are you brave enough to learn a little more about these truly fascinating fish?

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