How to Draw a Blue Whale (Easy Step by Step)
Learn to draw a friendly blue whale using simple shapes like an oval guide. You'll create a wavy back, curvy tail, fins, and a water fountain, perfect for practicing smooth lines.
- Start your drawing with a light oval as a guide.
- Draw a wavy back and a curvy tail for your whale.
- Add two fins and a puffy fountain of water on top.
- Practice making smooth, flowing lines throughout your drawing.
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A blue whale is a friendly giant that is easy to draw once you see the simple shapes inside. You will use a light oval as a guide, then draw a wavy back, a curvy tail, two fins, and a puffy fountain of water on top. It is a great drawing for practicing smooth, flowing lines.
- Easy
- 12 minutes
- 10 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 whale step by step
How to Draw a Blue 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: Back and side outline
Start at the left of the guide oval and draw a wavy line over the top, like a gentle hill and valley, ending in a little hook on the right. Then draw a long curve down the right side, leaving a gap at the bottom.
Step 3: The tail fluke
At the right end of the back line, draw the tail with two rounded lobes, like a bird shape or a heart on its side. Leave a small dip in the middle where the two lobes meet.
Step 4: The throat line
Start at the left edge of the head and draw a long wavy line that curves down and to the right toward the bottom of the body. It shows where the head meets the belly.
Step 5: The belly line
Along the bottom left, draw a smooth curved line that starts at the left side of the body and ends where the throat line reaches the bottom.
Step 6: The front flipper
Draw a long, narrow leaf shape that points down and to the right. Start with a short slanted line near the belly and curve around to a rounded tip.
Step 7: The small fin
Near the bottom left of the body, draw a small rounded triangle that hangs down like a little fin.
Step 8: The eye
On the head, just to the right of the curvy throat line, draw a small round dot for the eye. Color it in nice and dark.
Step 9: The water spout
On top of the head, draw two curved lines that start close together and spread apart as they rise. Finish with a puffy cloud shape on top, with a bumpy top edge.
Step 10: Splash lines
Inside the cloud of water, draw two short slanted lines. They look like little sparkles of spray.
All done!
Erase the guide shapes, go over your lines, then color it in.
Finished your blue whale? Keep the pencils out and learn how to draw a dolphin or how to draw a shark next.
Tips for drawing a blue whale
- Draw the guide oval very lightly first so you can fix the curve of the back before you press harder.
- The tail is the trickiest part. Think of a bird shape with a small dip in the middle, and keep both sides about the same size.
- Make the water spout last, and start both lines close together on the head so they spread apart as they go up.
Free blue whale coloring page
Want to go straight to coloring? Open this blue 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 blue whale drawing
Try ocean blues and soft grays for the body, with a lighter blue for the belly. For a creative twist, color the spout in rainbow stripes.
Blue whale fun fact for kids
The blue whale is the largest animal known to have ever lived on Earth. Even so, it eats tiny shrimp-like animals called krill.
Questions about drawing a blue whale
What shapes do I need to draw a blue whale?
You start with a light oval as a guide for the body. Then you draw a wavy back line, a tail shaped like a bird, a leaf shape for the front flipper, a small rounded triangle for the fin, and a bumpy cloud for the water spout. A small dot makes the eye.
How do I make my whale look cuter?
Place the eye a little to the right of the curvy throat line, and keep your lines smooth and rounded. Round, soft shapes always look friendlier than pointy ones.
How do I draw the water spout?
Draw two curved lines that start close together on the head and spread out as they rise. Top them with a puffy cloud, then add two short lines inside for spray.
