How to Draw a Blue Tang Fish (Easy Step by Step)
This easy step-by-step guide teaches you how to draw a blue tang fish using basic shapes. You'll learn to create its body with an oval, tail with a bow-tie, and other features for a simple, friendly reef fish.
- Begin your blue tang drawing with a large oval for the body.
- Create the tail using a simple wavy bow-tie shape.
- Add a tiny 'V' for the mouth and a dot for the eye.
- Complete your fish with a small egg shape for the fin.
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The blue tang is a bright, friendly reef fish, and this drawing keeps it wonderfully simple. You only need a big oval for the body, a wavy bow-tie shape for the tail, a tiny V for the mouth, a dot for the eye, and a small egg for the fin. It is a great first fish for young artists.
- Easy
- 10 minutes
- 6 steps
You need: paper, a pencil, an eraser, and crayons or markers for coloring.
Start drawing
In this article (7 sections)
How to draw a blue tang fish step by step
How to Draw a Blue Tang Fish · tinyhandscreate.com
Step 1: Guide shapes
Lightly sketch this oval. It only shows where the big parts go, so press softly. You will erase it at the end.
Step 2: The body
Start with a big, wide oval that is a little pointy on the right end. Leave a small gap on the left side, where the tail will join.
Step 3: The tail
At the gap on the left of the body, draw one wavy line that curves out to the left like a rounded bow tie. Start at the top of the body, make a little dip in the middle of the back edge, then curve back in to the bottom of the body.
Step 4: The mouth
At the pointy right end, draw a tiny sideways letter V that opens toward the tip. It makes a small mouth.
Step 5: The eye
Above the mouth, a little way in from the front, draw a small round circle and color it in solid. Your fish is looking to the right.
Step 6: The side fin
Below the eye, in the middle of the body, draw a small tilted egg shape. It is the fin that helps your fish swim.
All done!
Erase the guide shapes, go over your lines, then color it in.
Finished your blue tang fish? Keep the pencils out and learn how to draw a dolphin or how to draw a shark next.
Tips for drawing a blue tang fish
- Draw the body oval lightly at first and make it wide, so there is plenty of room for the fin and the eye.
- The tail is the trickiest part. Draw it as one wavy line that starts at the top of the body, dips in the middle, and ends at the bottom of the body.
- Place the eye high up and close to the mouth, then fill it in completely with a dark, round dot.
- Keep the mouth small. A tiny sideways V is all this fish needs.
Free blue tang fish coloring page
Want to go straight to coloring? Open this blue tang fish coloring page at full size and print it. It is the same drawing you just learned, with clean lines ready for crayons or markers.
How to color your blue tang fish drawing
Color the body bright blue, and try a darker blue for the fin and a yellow tail, just like a real blue tang. For a creative twist, draw bubbles and some green seaweed around your fish.
Blue tang fish fun fact for kids
Blue tang fish have a sharp, tiny spine near the base of their tail, a bit like a built-in scalpel, which they use to protect themselves. Young blue tangs are bright yellow, and they turn blue as they grow up.
Questions about drawing a blue tang fish
What shapes do I need to draw a blue tang?
You need a large oval for the body, a wavy bow-tie shape for the tail, a tiny sideways V for the mouth, a filled-in circle for the eye, and a small egg shape for the fin.
How do I make my fish look cuter?
Make the eye a little bigger and place it close to the mouth. A plump, round body makes the fish look extra friendly.
How long does it take to draw a blue tang?
Most kids finish this fish in about 10 minutes. Drawing the body and tail takes the longest, and the rest goes quickly.
