How to Draw a Beluga Whale (Easy Step by Step)
A beluga whale is a friendly, round-faced whale, and it is built from just a few easy shapes: a chubby body, a curvy tail fin, and a leaf-shaped flipper. Add an eye, a smile, and some floating bubbles and your whale is ready to swim.
- Easy
- 10 minutes
- 6 steps
You need: paper, a pencil, an eraser, and crayons or markers for coloring.
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How to draw a beluga whale step by step
How to Draw a Beluga Whale · 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 big body
Draw a long, chubby body that is round and big on the left for the head. Let the top line dip gently and then swoop up at the right into a skinny tail stalk, while the bottom line curves around the belly and ends near the right side.
Step 3: The tail fin
At the top of the skinny right end, draw a curvy tail fin that bulges out to the right. Start at the tip of the stalk, curve out and down with a little bump, then sweep back in toward the bottom of the body.
Step 4: The flipper
Near the bottom of the body, draw a small leaf shape standing up. Make it pointy at the top and let the bottom touch the belly line.
Step 5: Eye and smile
Add a small dot for the eye on the round head. Then, near the front of the face, draw a short curved line like a little smile that curves up at the end.
Step 6: Bubbles to finish
Draw three little circles floating up and to the left of the head, one bigger and two smaller. Keep the middle of each circle empty so they look like bubbles.
All done!
Erase the guide shapes, go over your lines, then color it in.
Finished your beluga whale? Keep the pencils out and learn how to draw a ship captain or how to draw a coral reef next.
Tips for drawing a beluga whale
- Draw the body in one smooth, flowing line, and make the head end rounder and bigger than the tail end.
- The tail fin is the trickiest part, so draw it slowly. It bulges out from the top of the skinny end and curves back toward the body.
- Put the smile low on the head near the front and curve it up at the end, so your whale looks happy and not surprised.
Free beluga whale coloring page
Want to go straight to coloring? Open this beluga whale 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 beluga whale drawing
Beluga whales are creamy white, so try a very light gray or pale blue for the body and a deeper blue for the water around it. For a creative twist, color each bubble a different pastel shade, like a rainbow of soap bubbles.
Beluga whale fun fact for kids
Belugas are sometimes called the canaries of the sea because they make so many clicks, whistles, and chirps to talk to each other.
Questions about drawing a beluga whale
What shapes do I need to draw a beluga whale?
You need a big chubby body shape, a curvy fin for the tail, a small leaf shape for the flipper, a dot for the eye, and a few circles for bubbles.
How do I make my beluga whale look cuter?
Make the head extra round and chubby, and add a curvy smile. A small dot for the eye placed above the smile also makes it look sweet.
How long does it take to draw a beluga whale?
Most kids finish in about 10 minutes. Take your time with the body, because everything else is drawn around it.
