The shell is the biggest shape on the page and it is ribbed, which gives six or seven panels to alternate before anyone has to draw a face. That order matters for a small child: the easy part is large and comes first. Print this baby mermaid coloring page for a four-year-old. The cute mermaid swaps the shell for a tail that shows.
A baby mermaid sitting inside an open shell.
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Baby Mermaid: how to draw it step by step
Here is baby mermaid in 8 steps.
Draw the open scallop shell, a wide fan standing upright.
Rib it with six lines spreading from the base.
Add the lower half of the shell as a shallow bowl.
Sit the mermaid inside, head first.
Add the face and the hair falling either side.
Draw the shoulders and the small body.
Curl the short tail round in front of her.
Finish with the fin and the hands in her lap.
What you need
Paper, a pencil and an eraser.