How to Draw Goldfish

Step-by-Step Guide

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   Step 1: Draw the body.

   Create a pointed egg shape as a rough guide for the whole body.
   
   Inside this, draw a small oval for the head, a large circle for the body, and a small curved triangle for the tail part (as shown in the illustration to the right).
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   Step 2: Draw a circle for each eyes and a smaller circle for the pupil.

   Add a curved line for the mouth.
   
   Your fish at this point should look a little sad--if you'd rather have a cheerful fish, go ahead and draw the mouth curving upwards rather than downwards. , Draw a quarter circle just a few spaces from the eyes.
   
   Put in a few more if you wish. , The fins are fairly large in comparison to the body, taking up essentially half of the fish's total mass, so don't be afraid to go big or go home. , These fins are small, so draw them with more reserve than the fins in step
   4. , They can be as large or as small as you want, or even differently shaped, but keep them within the lines of the body and spaced evenly. , This will effectively add more life to the drawing.
   
   In fact, the more details you add, the better your fish will look, so use as many as you like. , Don’t mistake any of the scales or gills for extraneous lines! , Goldfish are, of course, known for their bright orange coloring, but you can easily make yours into another kind of fish by changing the hues and patterns.
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   Step 3: Add in the gills.

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   Step 4: Draw a triangle for the dorsal fin and two pointy heart shapes for the tail fins.

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   Step 5: Draw a small triangle for the pectoral fins and larger ones for the ventral fins.

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   Step 6: Add in some half circles to depict scales.

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   Step 7: Sketch in some more details for the fins and mouth.

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   Step 8: Outline the fish and erase the guidelines.

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   Step 9: Color it in.

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