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How to draw a whale

One big bean body, a tail flipped up high, and a spout of water on top. Watch the video, follow along on paper, then bring your whale to life.

Ages 6–13Paper + pencilAbout 10 minutes

Watch it first

The whole whale in 20 seconds

Press playEvery stroke, in the order you draw it

Draw it step by step

Six steps to a whale

New lines are purple. Lines you already drew turn light.

1

Start with the body

Draw a giant bean lying down, round at the nose and narrow at the back.

2

Flip the tail up

Two wide flukes at the top of the tail, like a big letter V.

3

Eye and smile

A little dot eye, and a long smile from the nose back along the chin.

4

A flipper and a blowhole

A small paddle flipper under the tummy, and a dot on top of the head for the blowhole.

5

Stripes on the throat

Three long lines under the smile. Real whales have these stripes too.

6

Finishing touches

A spout from the blowhole, a bubble, and two little waves below. Now this whale is yours.

Go further

Now draw a whale giving a little fish a ride.

Practice on paper

The magic part

Animate your drawing with AI

Finished drawing? In a Kubrio project, your kid turns this paper whale into a real animated film — with Kubrio's AI thinking partners at their side. The little tail swish below is a wink; the real clips go much further.

Ingenious projects that inspire kids to make things — until they find the thing only they could make.
Ages 6–13.

The Animation Studio

Your kid draws a character on paper, tells the story, and watches it star in a real animated film.

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