For this week’s Drawing Challenge, we’re asking you to dive deep and draw a jellyfish. Follow along with this tutorial to learn the basics for drawing with PicsArt, and then let your creativity be your guide!

Step 1: Sketch Jellyfish

Start with a white background and a blank layer. Using a thin black brush, trace an outline of your jellyfish.

how to draw a jellyfish with PicsArt

Step 2: Color In Background

Switch to a large, soft brush to color in your background layer using a variety of green, blue, and purple hues.

how to draw a jellyfish with PicsArt

Step 3: Color In Jellyfish

Create a new layer and start coloring in your jellyfish with a large, soft brush in a couple of different colors. Switch to a thin, white brush with a high opacity to add accents. Use a spotted brush to add texture over the tentacles and body.

how to draw a jellyfish with PicsArt

Step 4: Add Color Accents

Add a new layer. Using different light-colored brushes, add color accents to make your jellyfish appear three-dimensional. Draw a few more tentacles.

how to draw a jellyfish with PicsArt

how to draw a jellyfish with PicsArt

Step 4: Add Lighting

Adding new layers as you go, add lighting to your background. Use a soft brush with a lowered opacity, in a variety of blue and green hues.

how to draw a jellyfish with PicsArt

how to draw a jellyfish with PicsArt

Step 5: Add Final Details

In a new layer, draw on the final details, including bubbles in the water and details on the body and tentacles.

how to draw a jellyfish with PicsArt