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How to Draw a Mermaid Step By Step – For Kids & Beginners

We all love the world of fantasy thus, today we will learn how to draw mermaid, step by step for kids and beginners. The first-time mermaid was introduced by Disney as a movie named ‘The Little Mermaid’.

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That movie was the story of a Mermaid ‘Ariel’  who wish to live on land, not in the sea. From that time only become famous among kids and cartoon lovers.

Drawing Mermaid is not a tough task, it’s bottom part resembles fish and the upper part with a princess doll. Draw this drawing with a pencil and keep an eraser handy to improve mistakes. Also, you can color it with your choice of colors as they are very fancy and colorful.

How to draw a Mermaid Pencil Drawing

Step 1: We are drawing a horizontal mermaid. Draw an oval that will be head for your mermaid and 2 arcs for the body. In the head with the help of a line mark center for the head at the same time draw lines for shoulders, waist, and hips.

How to draw mermaid

Step 2: With the help of curvy lines outline the hair part. On the right side of the face mark the chin and cheeks line. With the help of 2 curvy lines draw the tail for the mermaid.

Step 3: Draw 2 circles for the chest of the mermaid and then at the end draw guideline flippers, hands and arms.

How to draw mermaid

Step 4: Attach hip and hand to form the waistline and also draw hairs on the top of the head.

How to draw mermaid

Step 5: Draw the general hair locks by drawing few curves, also define arms.

How to draw mermaid

Step 6: Give neck, hand an outline, and shape up the fins structure.

How to draw mermaid

Step 7: Give your mermaid’s long hair a flowy look and shape-up palm by adding figures. Join fins edges and beginning of the tail.

How to draw mermaid

Step 8: In this step, your mermaid is on completion. Define facial features as eyes, eyebrows, mouth, and nose. Decorate it with earrings and dress. Draw small curvy shapes on the tail for the scale.

How to draw mermaid

Step 9: Add stone at the ground and stars to look your mermaid glittery. Erase all extra lines to get a clear picture.

How to draw mermaid

Step 10: Your mermaid is ready to float.

How to draw mermaid

How to draw Mermaid:

Step 1: Draw the facial structure using half curve and cover it with 2 opposite flattened V shape, follow the image given below.

How to draw Mermaid

Step 2: Draw 2 eyes glittery and shiny.

How to draw Mermaid

Step 3: Above the head draw hair parting from the middle and a crown.

How to draw Mermaid

Step 4: From the chin part draw 2 opposite lines for shoulder, and sides for the body.

How to draw Mermaid

Step 5: Below the waist draw 2 wings type of shape.

How to draw Mermaid

Step 6: From the fins drawn, draw the tail shape.

How to draw Mermaid

Step 7: At the tip of the tail, draw fins as fish.

 

How to draw Mermaid

Step 8: Draw hands for the Mermaid, one in the air and another toward the bottom.

 

How to draw Mermaid

Step 9: Extend the hairs from the back, draw long hairs for your mermaid.

 

How to draw Mermaid

Step 10: On the tail, draw zig-zag wavy lines in place of scales also finish it with few sprinkling spots.

 

How to draw Mermaid

Step 11: Color it with your choice or refer image given below.

 

How to draw Mermaid

 

 

Mermaids attract everyone with their different body structures and colors. Below we are giving one more easy step to draw Ariel Mermaid, you can follow that too.

How to draw mermaid

 

It’s very easy to draw a Mermaid, if you know how to draw a fish you are just half way away.  You can also see:

How to draw mermaid

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