How to Draw a Taiyaki Fish Cake (Easy Step by Step)
A taiyaki is a fish-shaped cake from Japan, and it makes a cute, simple drawing. It is built from a big round body, a wide V-shaped tail, and rows of little curved hills for the scales. If you can draw circles and wavy lines, you can draw this one.
- Easy
- 12 minutes
- 9 steps
You need: paper, a pencil, an eraser, and crayons or markers for coloring.
Start drawingIn this article (7 sections)
How to draw a taiyaki fish cake step by step
How to Draw a Taiyaki Fish Cake · 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 round body
Start at the top and draw a big, round, wide shape for the fish body, with a small bumpy dip near the top right. Leave the right side open, because the tail will go there.
Step 3: The tail fin
At the open right side of the body, draw a sideways V shape for the tail. Give the far edge two gentle wavy bumps, and finish with a point at the top and a point at the bottom.
Step 4: The big eye
Draw a circle in the left part of the body for the eye. Add a smaller dot in the middle of it.
Step 5: The head line
Draw a long, gently curved line from top to bottom, a little to the right of the eye. It separates the head from the body.
Step 6: The little smile
Draw a small curved line like a smile near the top of the body, just below the dip. Keep it short and tucked in.
Step 7: Tail lines
Inside the tail, draw three short straight lines that spread out like a fan. One slants up, one goes straight across, and one slants down.
Step 8: Top row of scales
Draw a row of three little hills side by side, like a wavy line. Place it in the middle of the body, to the right of the head line.
Step 9: More scale rows
Under the first row, draw a smaller row of two hills. Then draw one more row of three hills near the bottom of the body.
All done!
Erase the guide shapes, go over your lines, then color it in.
Finished your taiyaki fish cake? Keep the pencils out and learn how to draw a juice box or how to draw chicken nuggets next.
Tips for drawing a taiyaki fish cake
- Leave the right side of the body open so the tail has a clear place to attach.
- The scale rows are the trickiest part. Draw each row as a set of small hills that touch side by side, and keep them about the same size.
- Draw the three tail lines so they spread out like a fan, with the middle one straight across.
Free taiyaki fish cake coloring page
Want to go straight to coloring? Open this taiyaki fish cake 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 taiyaki fish cake drawing
Color the taiyaki golden brown, with a darker brown on the scales and tail lines. Make the eye dark so it stands out.
Taiyaki fish cake fun fact for kids
Taiyaki means "baked sea bream" in Japanese. The cakes are baked in fish-shaped molds and are often filled with sweet red bean paste, though custard and chocolate are popular too.
Questions about drawing a taiyaki fish cake
What shapes do I need to draw a taiyaki?
You need a big round shape for the body, a V shape for the tail, a circle for the eye, and small curved hills for the scales.
How do I make my taiyaki look cuter?
Make the eye big and add a small smile near the top. A round, chubby body also makes it look friendlier.
How do I draw the scales neatly?
Draw them in rows of little hills. Keep each hill about the same size, and leave a little space between the rows.
