Discover and Sketch Sharks

Welcome to your course on drawing sharks. Please download your printable handouts from the section below titled Downloadable Resources,  then watch each of the following videos in the order they are listed below, as each builds upon each other. The first set introduces you to shark biology with a focus on the Great White Shark, and the second bonus set of videos teaches you about other interesting species, while the 3rd set is from my series taught on my YouTube channel for SharkWeek 2026. Enjoy!

WATCH VIDEOS

Welcome Message

Shark Biology Lesson

Sketching Tips

Download this image and gather your Suggested Art Supplies to follow along to the video below >

Shark Anatomy Drawing Demonstration

Download this image to follow along to the video below >

Great White Shark Detailed Drawing Demonstration

Download this image to follow along to the video below >

DOWNLOADABLE RESOURCES

(Please download and print the following handouts if you haven’t done so already from the links included with the previous videos above.)

BONUS WORKSHOPS ON OTHER SPECIES

Blacktip Reef Shark Workshop

Download your Blacktip-Reef-Shark-Sketching-Cheatsheet to follow along to the video below >

Whale Shark Workshop

Download your Whale Shark Sketching-Cheatsheet and Whale-Sharks-Sketching-Cheatsheet to follow along to the video below >

Hammerhead Workshop

Download your Hammerhead-Shark-Sketching-Cheatsheet and Hammerhead-Shark-Sketching-Cheatsheet to follow along to the video below >

Tiger Shark Workshop

Download your Tiger Shark Reference Photo and Tiger-Shark-Sketching-Cheatsheet#2 to follow along to the video below >

SHARK WEEK 2026 DRAWING SERIES


Watch Christine’s video workshops from Shark Week 2026 that you can find in the Sketching Sharks Playlist on YouTube.
It includes 7 species of sharks and you can download the set of high-resolution images HERE plus a bonus set of Great White Shark reference photos for day 7 of the series.

 

CONCLUSION


I’d love to hear from you about if you enjoyed the course and also see examples of your drawings. Email me at:hello@christineelder.com

LEARN MORE ABOUT SHARKS

Below I’ve listed some of the most authoritative websites for accurate information on sharks to help you learn more about these fascinating and threatened top predators in our planet’s oceans.