Two swimmers and one of them is striped, which is the useful contrast: the fish carries bands of flat color while Ariel carries texture, long locks of hair and a scaled tail. Working them in opposite ways on the same sheet is the lesson. The fish takes five minutes. This Ariel princess drawing suits six and up. Ariel on her rock is the solo page.
Princess Ariel underwater with the little fish beside her.
More princess drawings to try
Princess Ariel and Flounder: how to draw it step by step
Here is princess ariel and flounder in 8 steps.
Draw Ariel across the page, body first.
Add the head and the long hair streaming behind.
Draw the locks of hair as separate strands.
Curve the tail down behind her and spread the fin.
Scale the tail in rows that overlap down to the fin.
Draw the small fish beside her, turned to face her.
Band the fish with stripes across its body.
Finish with its fins and a few bubbles.
What you need
Paper, a pencil and an eraser.