Art Prompt 4

Happy Monday Comet Artists! Today's lesson is a Koi Fish painting. Koi fish in Japan are a symbol of good luck or courage.

Supplies Needed: Paper, watercolor paints, brushes, pencils, eraser, white crayon.

*All photos of steps are attached to this post, but I encourage you to read through the steps listed here for added directions.

Step 1: Lightly draw a circle to create a head for your Koi fish.

Step 2: Draw an oval attached to the circle to create the body for your fish.

Step 3: Add a triangle shape to the oval to create the tail.

Step 4: Erase the lines connecting the tail to the body so it looks like one shape.

Step 5: Add the side fins and top fin to your fish.

Step 6: Add details to fins and tail.

Step 7: Add details to the head of the fish (snout, mouth, whiskers, eyes).

Step 8: Add scales to the body of the fish.

Step 9: If you have room on your paper and want to draw more than one fish, go for it. Once you have all your fish in place, draw Lilly pads around your fish.

Step 10: Using a white crayon, color all the places you want to stay white on your fish. If you do not want white on your fish, skip this step.

Step 11: Paint the fish using your watercolor paints. Let the colors blend together. Koi fish come in many different colors. The most popular colors are red, black, white, blue and yellow. What color will you paint your Koi fish?

Step 12: Paint the Lilly pads in tints and shades of green.

Step 13: Paint the blue in the background for water.

Step 14: Outline the fish and Lilly pads with black paint or outline with a black marker when painting is dry.