How to Draw a Shark Head: Easy 9-Step Guide for Kids

Ready to dive into the deep blue? This shark head drawing tutorial is perfect for young artists ages 5 and up. You will only need a pencil, an eraser, and a black marker to bring this ocean predator to life while practicing your line control and symmetry.

10 Steps

🎯 Final Result

A colorful, finished drawing of a shark head emerging from the water.

Step-by-Step Instructions

Step 1: Sketching the Basic Head Shape

Pencil sketch showing a simple oval head shape and a circular eye for a shark drawing.

Draw a soft oval with a small circle inside for the eye. Tip: Keep your pencil pressure light so you can easily adjust the shape later if it looks a bit lopsided.

Step 2: Adding Facial Features

Close up of a shark drawing showing the snout curve and nostril detail lines.

Sketch a gentle curve for the snout and add three small horizontal dashes near the nose area. Tip: These dashes represent the shark's nostrils, so keep them small and neat.

Step 3: Defining the Mouth

Drawing the shark's open mouth using a large triangle shape.

Draw a large, wide triangle shape to outline the open mouth. Tip: Make the triangle wide to give your shark a friendly, cartoonish grin.

Step 4: Adding Texture and Detail

Adding texture lines and facial details to the shark head sketch.

Add small dashes near the bottom of the head and a wavy line between the mouth and eye. Tip: These details help define the shark's anatomy and make it look more realistic.

Step 5: Drawing the Teeth

Detailed view of drawing sharp shark teeth and a tongue inside the mouth.

Draw a curved line for the tongue and add several small, sharp triangles for the teeth. Tip: Vary the size of the triangles to make the teeth look natural and jagged.

Step 6: Creating the Splash

Adding a splash effect around the shark head using squiggly lines.

Use a squiggly line to draw a splash effect around the shark's head. Tip: Don't worry about making the lines perfect; water splashes are naturally irregular and messy!

Step 7: Refining the Splash

Refining the water splash effect with sharper, more dynamic lines.

Repeat the splash effect on the right side, making the lines pointier. Tip: Varying the sharpness of your lines adds energy and movement to your drawing.

Step 8: Adding Depth

Adding background waves and bubble details to the shark drawing.

Draw another wave behind the shark head and add small dashes inside the water. Tip: These dashes create the illusion of bubbles and moving water.

Step 9: Final Outline

Final line art of the shark head with water splashes and bubbles.

Add small circles and teardrop shapes around the waves to complete the 'bursting' effect. Use a black marker to outline your work and erase any leftover pencil marks. Tip: Use thicker lines for the shark and thinner lines for the water bubbles to create visual contrast.

Step 10: Coloring Your Shark

Fully colored shark head drawing with blue skin and water details.

Color the top of the shark blueish-gray and the belly a pale gray. Use maroon for the inside of the mouth and bright blue for the water. Tip: Use light pressure with your blue pencil to create a nice gradient effect on the shark's skin.