How to draw a seahorse
A seahorse is a horse's head on a curly tail. Get a pencil and paper, and tap Next for each line.
Step 1 of 8. Draw a small round head with a long snout.
All 8 steps
Here is every step at once. The blue lines are the new ones; the dark lines are already on your paper. Draw lightly at first, so you can rub out a line you don’t like.
1. Draw a small round head with a long snout.
2. Add an eye, and a little crown of spikes on top.
3. Draw a curved neck down to a round tummy.
4. Bring the back down in a long S shape.
5. Curl the tail round into a spiral at the bottom.
6. Add a small fan fin on its back.
7. Draw curved stripes across the tummy and the tail.
8. Add little bumps down its back and some bubbles.
A tip for drawing a seahorse
The whole animal is one long S: the head at the top looks forward, the tummy pushes out the same way, and the tail curls in underneath. Draw the spiral last and wind it tight. The snout is a tube, about as long as the head is wide.
Change it up
Once your seahorse is down, make it yours:
- Wrap its tail round a piece of seaweed.
- Draw a tiny baby seahorse beside it.
- Give it spots instead of stripes.
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More in animals, or see all 40 things to draw. Want to draw freehand instead? The Art Studio has crayons, paint and a fridge to hang it on.
How it was made: Peabody drew this seahorse in code, line by line, from its own shapes; it is not traced from anyone’s lesson or picture, and it is nobody’s character. Checked 6 November 2026.