How to Draw an Anime Shark

Shark encounters in anime normally involve some form of superpowers.

Sharks in anime scenes normally have some superpowers such as regeneration.This makes them a formidable enemy and hard to win a fight against. Another way sharks are added to a scene is to depict a character in trouble or to emphasize the character superpowers by being able to fend off the shark. In other ways to portray a shark is through on loan shark have a shifty character morph into a shark to portray his shady side.

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Paper
Pencil
Eraser

Instructions

- 1
  
  Create a large cigar shape for the body.
- 2
  
  Add a tail fin at the back end by drawing an upside down "V" shape and then connect a smaller "V" shape in the opposite direction.
- 3
  
  Add a dorsal fin on top of the body and two fins on the bottom to represent the pectoral fin.
- 4
  
  Sketch in three or four lines in front of the pectoral fin to represent the gills.
- 5
  
  Draw eyes on the head and have them slant up in an almond shape for a mean look or create round eyes for a friendly look.
- 6
  
  Create an oval shape for the nose and a crescent shape for the mouth. The larger the mouth the more menacing the shark's look will be.
- 7
  
  Draw zigzag lines to represent teeth on the top and bottom of the crescent shape mouth.
- 8
  
  Darken in the lines you want to keep and erase those that are not needed.