Ocean · A drawing idea for little artists
How to Draw a great white shark: Open Mouth and Triangular Teeth
Explore great white shark through four selected drawing stages. Focus on open mouth and triangular teeth and a textured crayon finish.
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These 4 pictures show selected moments from the drawing. For every step in between and a guide on your canvas, get the full lesson in LittlePaper.
What you will learn
Practice great white shark with attention to open mouth and triangular teeth.
Shapes and proportions
Reserve a deep mouth opening beneath the rounded head and fit small teeth along its edges.
A common mistake
Teeth crossing from one jaw to the other close the mouth.
How to fix it
Draw the mouth boundary before placing separate teeth inside it.
This great white shark study focuses on open mouth and triangular teeth. Reserve a deep mouth opening beneath the rounded head and fit small teeth along its edges. The exercise is about keeping these visible shapes readable before adding small marks or color.
These are four selected stages, not a complete stroke-by-stroke sequence. Blue guide lines mark additions in the source images. Compare the pictures for the overall shape changes; use the complete LittlePaper lesson for the smaller steps between them.
A few things to start with
Paper, a pencil and crayons matching the example. Leave room around the drawing for proportion checks before making the outlines darker.
A little peek at the drawing
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Selected stages · The complete drawing sequence is in the app.
Shapes, character & color
A look at the drawing stages.
Try the shape tips below on paper. When you’re ready to draw along with each small step, continue in LittlePaper.
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Selected stage 3: early shapes
This picture shows source stage 3 of 9 for great white shark, not the next single stroke. Reserve a deep mouth opening beneath the rounded head and fit small teeth along its edges. Compare its unfinished edges with the complete outline shown later.
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Selected stage 6: building the outline
This picture shows source stage 6 of 9 for great white shark, not the next single stroke. Draw the mouth boundary before placing separate teeth inside it. Compare its unfinished edges with the complete outline shown later.
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Complete outline: open mouth and triangular teeth
Compare the finished great white shark outline with the earlier selected stages. Teeth crossing from one jaw to the other close the mouth. Draw the mouth boundary before placing separate teeth inside it.
Complete outline: open mouth and triangular teeth · Preview image 3 of 4 - 04Selected stage
Crayon color: blue-gray, cream white, red-brown
Use the colored great white shark example to compare the palette after checking the outline. The visible palette includes blue-gray, cream white, red-brown. Keep repeated parts consistent and let small light flecks preserve the crayon texture.
Crayon color: blue-gray, cream white, red-brown · Preview image 4 of 4
A little practice goes a long way
Make room for your own ideas.
The example uses blue-gray, cream white, red-brown. Keep matching limbs and repeated parts in a consistent palette. Use light overlapping crayon strokes so the inner outlines stay visible. Draw the mouth boundary before placing separate teeth inside it.
The next little step is yours
Like the idea?
Let’s make it together.
Open the “How to Draw a Great White Shark” drawing idea in LittlePaper for the complete sequence. Follow a guide, pause when you need, and add your own colors.
Download LittlePaper from the App Store, then open the drawing idea inside the app.
Every step, at your pace.
See the full drawing sequence. Pause, replay, and take another look whenever a shape needs practice.
A guide where you draw.
Trace on the canvas, then try your own lines with a finger or Apple Pencil on a compatible iPad.
Make it yours. Keep the making.
Add crayon color, replay your creation, and give your picture a home in a digital 3D book.
