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Long-Finned Eel Art Activity

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Long-Finned Eel Art Activity

Tuna — Long-Finned Eel Drawing

Long-finned eel illustration

🐍 Part 1: Look and Draw

Look carefully at the picture of the tuna (long-finned eel). Notice its long, smooth body, fins along its back, and small eyes.

Step 1: Draw your eel outline below using a pencil first. Try to make it long and wavy! Then go over your lines with a black vivid pen.
1. Circle the shapes you can see on a long-finned eel:

Long, wavy body

Round body like a fish

Fins along its back

Wings

2. Tick the colours you will use to shade your eel: (you can tick more than one!)

Black

White

Brown

Silver

Pink

🎨 Part 2: Shading and Smudging

Remember: Use your pastels to colour your eel. Then use your finger to gently smudge the colours together. This makes your eel look smooth and shiny! 🖐️

💡 Tip: Wash or wipe your hands between colours so they don't mix up too much!

3. What tool do you use to smudge your pastels?

A ruler

Your finger

A vivid pen

A rubber

4. Which direction should you smudge to make your eel look smooth?

In circles all over the page

Along the body of the eel

Only on the background

5. 🌟 Challenge: Can you add a background? Draw water, plants, or rocks around your eel using your pastels!

(This is optional — give it a go if you finish early!)

💬 Part 3: My Reflection

Share your artwork with a buddy. Use these sentence starters to talk about your drawing, then write your answers below.

6. Complete this sentence:

I like the way I _______________________________________________

in my drawing because _________________________________________

7. Complete this sentence:

My eel is ____________________________________________________

8. One thing I found tricky was:
9. One thing I am proud of in my artwork is:

🧹 Clean-Up Reminder: Put lids on your pastels, place paper towels in the bin, and wash your hands. Well done today! 🎉

In Te Reo Māori, eel is called tuna. The tuna is an important taonga (treasure) in Māori culture.

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