The flippers - Drawing sea turtles

step 5 of sea turtle drawing

(Illustration by the author. More about the illustration)

Finish the front flipper, then draw the back one. Of course, sea turtles have four flippers, but in this side view, we can see only two.

These flippers are very different from a land turtle’s feet and stocky legs. When sea turtles swim, they flap their front flippers up and down like wings. They can swim very fast; but have difficulty moving on land. They stay in the ocean their entire lives. The female sea turtles come on shore only to lay their eggs.

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