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Koi Fish With Ripples drawing reference
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Koi Fish With Ripples

Draw a koi fish turning through circular water ripples.

Materials

HB pencil

eraser

black fineliner

colored pencils

Tips

Curve the body before adding fins.

Let the water rings break around the fish.

Sketch steps

  1. 1

    Sketch the koi fish silhouette and mark the strongest focal point.

  2. 2

    Separate big shadow shapes from small details before shading.

  3. 3

    Finish with line-weight changes, texture, and one crisp highlight.

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