How to Draw a Betta Fish
With the help of the lesson on how to draw a betta fish, you will draw a very beautiful fish in just nine easy steps.
In this tutorial, I will show you how to draw a betta fish. It is one of the most popular aquarium fish in the world. The males of these fish are hostile to each other, therefore these fish are called fighting fish. Sometimes they even arrange tournaments with the participation of betta fish.
This fish has a bright color and a beautiful fin shape. This is an unpretentious and unhurried fish, which is often kept at home by lovers of aquarium fish. Watching the smooth movements of this amazing fish is a very pleasant experience.
In the picture, you can see a betta fish, which has an extremely beautiful color of scales and fins. For your drawing, choose the brightest colors you have. I am sure that you will be happy to follow this tutorial because everything is very simple here.
Materials
- Pencil
- Paper
- Eraser
- Coloring supplies
Time needed: 30 minutes
How to Draw a Betta Fish
- Draw the outline of the body.
Depict the body of the fish using smooth lines. Leave open spaces for the bottom fin and tail.
- Depict the tail.
Use a freeform wavy line to draw the wide tail.
- Add the upper fin.
On the back, depict the wide fin with jagged edges.
- Draw the bottom small fin.
Sketch out the small, freeform fin at the bottom.
- Add the second lower fin.
Next to the small fin, draw some freeform lines to create the large fin.
- Draw the gills and mouth.
Depict a semicircular line on the head of the fish; these will be the gills. Draw the mouth.
- Sketch out the eye.
Draw a small circle and draw the pupil and the highlight inside.
- Add details.
Depict thin lines on the fins and on the tail to indicate the relief.
- Color the drawing.
Use several vibrant colors – cyan, blue, pink, purple, and red.
The betta fish is ready! You can improve your drawing and paint the surroundings for the fish. For example, you can draw a round or square aquarium with pebbles and algae at the bottom. As usual, I have prepared a short PDF version of this guide for you.
