How to Draw a Carp Fish – Easy Step-by-Step Fish Drawing for Kids

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Let your pencil flow like water as Monkey Pen teaches you how to draw a carp fish step by step, from its rounded body to its patterned scales and fins.

Step 1: Draw the carp’s mouth and two short barbels.

Step 2: Draw a large, curved shape to form the head.

Step 3: Draw a curved line along the bottom of the head.

Step 4: Draw a long-curved line to form the top of the body.

Step 5: Draw a fin below the head.

Step 6: Draw a long-curved line to complete the lower body.

Step 7: Draw a large fin on top of the body.

Step 8: Draw the wide tail fin.

Step 9: Draw a small fin beneath the back of the body. 

Step 10: Draw another fin along the lower part of the body.

Step 11: Add the nostril and curved gill lines on the head.

Step 12: Begin drawing rows of overlapping scales across the body.

Step 13: Continue adding scales towards the back of the body.

Step 14: Draw the remaining smaller scales near the tail.

Step 15: Add curved lines inside the top fin.

Step 16: Add lines inside the tail and the front fin.

Step 17: Add lines inside the two lower fins.

Step 18: Draw a circle for the carp’s eye.

Step 19: Draw and shade the pupil inside the eye.

Step 20: Draw a group of small stones below the fish.

Step 21: Draw two larger stones on the other side.

Step 22: Draw a few wavy water plants growing from the first group of stones.

Step 23: Add more wavy leaves to the first water plant.

Step 24: Draw another group of wavy water plants behind the larger stones.

Step 25: Draw several bubbles above the fish.

Step 26: Check the drawing, erase any unwanted lines and complete your carp fish. 

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