Cartoon Critters, ages 8 to 12
How to draw Happy Whale
A big blue whale with a spout of water and a long, happy smile. Build it from one teardrop, turn the tail up into two flukes, draw grooves that follow the curve of the belly, then colour it dark on top and light underneath.
No account needed to try it.
- Level
- Easy
- Time
- 25 minutes
- Steps
- 7
- Ages
- 8 to 12
How to draw Happy Whale
What you need
- Paper Plain printer paper is perfect.
- Pencil (HB) For light first shapes you can erase.
- Black fineliner 0.5 mm, or any black pen.
- Eraser A soft white eraser.
- Coloured pencils Any set; sharpen them first.
Step by step
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01Big shapes
One big teardrop
Lightly draw a long teardrop lying on its side: a big round head at one end, narrowing toward the tail.
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02Construction
Tail, flipper and a smile line
Curve the tail up and add two leaf-shaped flukes, a flipper, a long mouth line, the eye and a spout.
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03Details
Ink the whale
Ink the outline in one go, nose to flukes and back along the belly. Then the flipper, the smiling mouth and the belly line.
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04Details
Eye, grooves and a spout
Add the eye with a shine, grooves that follow the curve of the belly, a splashy spout and a few waves.
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05Details
Erase the pencil
When the ink is dry, gently erase all the pencil lines, including the ones inside the whale.
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06Colour
Dark on top, light below
Colour the back dark blue and the belly light blue. Colour the spout and waves light blue, leaving white sparkles.
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07Finishing touches
Shadow underneath
The light comes from the top left, so add darker blue along the underside, under the flipper and down the tail.
Ages 8 to 12
