How to draw a whale
A whale is a big teardrop with a tail. Seven steps. Get a pencil and paper, and tap Next for each line.
Step 1 of 7. Draw a big round body that gets thin at the back.
All 7 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 big round body that gets thin at the back.
2. Add a tail with two curved tips at the thin end.
3. Draw a long smile line across the front.
4. Add a small dot eye above the end of the smile.
5. Draw a flipper low on the side.
6. Add curved belly lines under the smile.
7. Draw a spout of water coming out of the top.
A tip for drawing a whale
Make the head end big and round and let the body shrink slowly to the tail, like a teardrop lying on its side. The eye is small and sits low, near the corner of the mouth. The spout goes straight up and falls to both sides like a fountain.
Change it up
Once your whale is down, make it yours:
- Add waves so only its back shows.
- Draw a tiny boat beside it for size.
- Give it a baby whale swimming underneath.
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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 whale 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.