How to Draw a Giant Squid for 8-Year-Olds: Showing Its Huge Size with Partial Bleeding Edges

Hello! Let's learn how to draw a GIANT SQUID that is so big it goes off the edge of the paper. That will help show how HUGE it is!

1. Draw the Head and Eyes: Start by drawing a big oval shape near one side of your paper. This will be the squid's head. Add two big round eyes on this oval.
2. Add the Mantle: Behind the head, draw a large elongated oval shape that will be the squid’s body (called the mantle). Make it very big, going towards the edge of your paper.
3. Draw the Tentacles: Now, draw some long arms (tentacles) coming out from the head area. Make sure some tentacles go off the edge of the paper — this will make it look like the giant squid is so big we can’t see all of it!
4. Details on Tentacles: Add little circles (suckers) on the tentacles to make it look real. You can make some suckers bigger near the edge and smaller as they get closer to the head.
5. Partial Bleeding Effect: For the tentacles and part of the mantle going off the paper edge, don’t draw their ending — just cut off the lines at the edge. This is called 'bleeding' off the edge.
6. Show Size with Other Things: To show how big the squid is, draw a tiny small fish or submarine near the squid for comparison.
7. Color and Shade: Use colors like dark reds, purples, or browns. Add some shading on the body and tentacles to make it look 3D.

And there you go! You have a giant squid that looks HUGE because parts of it go off the edge of your paper.