How To Draw A Cute Dolphin with this how-to video and step-by-step drawing instructions. Easy animals to draw for beginners and kids.
Please see the drawing tutorial in the video below
You can refer to the simple step-by-step drawing guide below
Step 1
For the first step of this how to draw a dolphin tutorial, we’ll start small! To start with, you can draw the distinctive snout of the dolphin.
The snout will curve up quite clearly before spreading out slightly to form the head of your dolphin’s face. You can use the reference image as a guide on how it should look!
Step 2
Next, draw in the head of the head
A dolphin has a thick, round head, and we’ll be drawing a head for your dolphin drawing in this second step of the how to draw a dolphin tutorial.
To add the head, carefully draw in a circular path for the top of the head and then a slightly smaller line for the bottom.
I recommend using a pencil to draw in stages of the dolphin’s body, as getting the right shape can be a bit tricky at first!
Once you’re satisfied with how the dolphin looks, you can always rewrite the pencil with a pen.
Step 3
Next, draw the fins and back
Now that the head of your dolphin drawing is complete, you can start adding the body. First of all, you can use a curved line for the dorsal fin on the dolphin’s back.
Then you can use a very curved line for the dolphin’s back.
At the end of the head, simply use a curved line to create a scale for your dolphin. Now it’s starting to really look like a dolphin!
Step 4
Now we add the tip of the tail and the belly
For the next step of this dolphin drawing tutorial, we will add some lines for some of the body details.
To start, draw a slightly curved line extending from the tipping tube and toward the tail.
You can then bend the line at the end and also at the end of the back line outward to form the starting point of the tail.
Step 5
Next, cut off the dolphin’s tail
Your dolphin sketch is almost done and just one more line and you’re done.
You can use a curved line to connect the two ends of the hemline to complete the tail look like the reference image.
If you’re still using a pencil up to this point, you can rewrite it with a pen now if you’re happy with the look of your dolphin’s body.
If you do, be sure to let the ink dry before erasing the pencil underneath, or the ink may smudge!
Step 6
Now you can draw faces
Your dolphin drawing is now almost done and you should be very proud of what you have achieved so far! All you need to draw now is a face, which we will add for this section.
You can recreate the face we used in the reference drawing, but don’t be afraid to change it up a bit if you want!
You can change the outline of the mouth or eyes if you want a new expression for your dolphin.
After finishing painting, if you feel more creative, you can draw a beautiful background for your picture.
I would draw on a beautiful sunset if I drew this, but what do you think I’m going to do?
Step 7
Now finish it with some color
With the final details completed, your dolphin drawing is just one step further!
