How to Draw a Mermaid
Learn how to draw a mermaid step by step and easy for beginners and more experienced artists. Draw amazing characters with us!
Hi all! Below, in a step-by-step guide, you will learn how to draw a mermaid. Mermaids are the characters of various fairy tales, myths, and legends. Mermaids are described as an extraordinary creature that has the upper part of a female body and a fishtail. Andersen’s famous fairy tale “The Little Mermaid”, published in the nineteenth century, fell in love with several generations of readers. Gradually, the image of the mermaid began to actively penetrate into painting, literature and cinema.
The cartoon “The Little Mermaid”, the main character of which is the cheerful, inquisitive and brave Ariel, is one of the adaptations that has become beloved by viewers and famous throughout the world. Do you want to draw a mermaid, but don’t know how to do it? Then this guide will definitely help you! Drawing a mermaid is not at all difficult and truly fascinating. Let’s start!
Time needed: 30 minutes
How to Draw a Mermaid
- Shape the face.
Begin by drawing the shape of the character’s face, and also draw the smile of the mermaid.
- Face details.
Add details of the face as shown.
- Add hair.
Using curved lines, draw the mermaid’s hair. Please note that you need to draw the hair as if it were waving in the water.
- Add details.
Detail the mermaid’s hair by adding curved lines as in the example.
- Draw the torso.
Start drawing the torso with the neck and shoulders. Then draw the side lines and the lower part of the torso.
- Draw the arms.
- Add details.
Draw the mermaid’s hands as shown. Also draw the character’s swimsuit.
- Draw the tail.
Draw the fishtail of the mermaid using curved lines.
- Detail the tail.
Add a fin at the tip of the mermaid’s tail, and also draw scales on the character’s tail.
- Color the artwork.
Before coloring your beautiful mermaid art, trace the outlines of the pencil sketch using the tools for this. You can use a fountain pen or black marker.
Great, your drawing of the mythical mermaid is ready! We hope that the lesson has become useful and interesting for you. If you still want to draw some mythical creature, then we suggest you draw a dragon.