How to draw a Koi Fish

learn how to draw a koi fish super easy and simple steps to draw the fish anyone can practice this drawing tutorial

This drawing tutorial is designed for kids & beginners

No previous art skill is required

I’m drawing the koi fish outline sketch in the side view, it will be easy for beginners to understand

Drawing a koi fish is easy, it is all about the curved lines

Please note: use a light HB pencil to draw all the basic shapes, for this tutorial purpose I’m using the dark black shade color tone

What You Will Need:

An A4 size plain white paper

A pencil

An eraser

Easy Koi Fish Step-by-Step Drawing Tutorial

Let’s start the tutorial with easy steps, please follow the steps and draw

Step 1: Draw the koi fish’s upper part

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Step 2: koi fish’s mouth part drawing

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Step 3: Now draw the bottom part

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Step 4: Let’s draw the tail part

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Step 5: Divide the head and body section with a curved line

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Step 6: Draw the round black eyes

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Step 7: Dorsal fin drawing

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Step 8: Pectoral fin drawing

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Step 9: Ventral fin drawing

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Step 10: Anal fin drawing

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Step 11: koi fish’s texture design outline on the body surface

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Step 12: Fill with your favorite color, here I am using a flat black shade

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Step 13: Cleanup if you have any dirty lines in your drawing

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Hooray! I have completed the koi fish drawing tutorial

Hope you have successfully drawn this image

Use your creativity for this drawing and improve the koi fish drawing in your own style

Be sure to have fun and experiment with shading on it as you finish the picture!