Despite the name, the alligator gar is a type of fish, rather than a relative of the fearsome alligator, but this is a type that is all too often underrated. Want to create your own? Then read on for our ultimate guide!
Tutorial Video
Step-By-Step Images and Instructions
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Start with a black pen, and draw a wavy line across your page. Flick this upwards slightly at the right end.
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Now, loop the left end down and around towards the right, adding an “arrow” shape to the end.
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Bring another loop down at the bottom of this, and take a curved line across to the right of the page – do you see the face and mouth of your fish emerging?
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Add a curved line just above the bottom one, and bring the end of this up towards the top of the page.
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Add a short, curved line to the right of this, and then add a large “horseshoe” shape to the end for the front fin.
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Add another fin to the left of this…
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And then continue the line up on the right, angling up towards the top right-hand corner of the page.
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Now, add a large “D” shaped tail to the end of this.
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Add another “n” shaped fin to the top, just in front of the tail…
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And then bring another curved line across the top, from the end of the tail to the front of the head.
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Add a large circle to the face…
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And fill this with a smaller circle followed by an almond shape in the center. Add a tiny circle to this top section, and fill in the surrounding space with a black pen.
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Now, add a series of curved lines inside each of the front fins.
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Follow this with another set of fins behind the front ones, and another single one at the bottom – in line with the one above it.
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Add the same lines to each of these fins, as well as the tail.
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Now, add sharp, pointed teeth to the top and bottom line of the mouth.
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Now, add a series of small circles all around the bottom of the fins and the tail – leave the middle set for the moment.
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Add several small “3” shapes all across the body…
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And then add a curved line running just above the bottom of the body.
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Next, grab a blue pen, and use this to shade the iris of the eye.
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Grab a gray pen, and shade the bottom section of the fish, including the tail at the back.
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Then, use a darker gray pencil to shade the rest of the body.
And there we have it – fearsome teeth aside, we think he is actually pretty cute, and these are fascinating creatures. Why not do a little more research to learn more about all that they have to offer?
