Draw a Spaceship
So you want to learn how to draw a spaceship?
Follow along with these simple 9 drawing steps. You will learn the fundamentals for drawing a spaceship.
This lesson only takes about 30 minutes and has a PDF near the bottom of the lesson you can easily print or download. The pdf packet even contains a coloring book page with just the line art. This accompanies well with crayons, colored pencils, or markers. It’s useful for very young children looking for some extra guidance and are looking to fill in a space craft during its launch.
Materials
- Pencil
- Drawing Paper
- Crayons or Colored Pencils
- Black Marker (optional)
- Draw a Spaceship Printable PDF (see bottom of lesson)
In this article, we will start with a new piece of paper and discover to draw a spaceship in 9 illustrative steps. It’s best if we proportion out the proportions of each of the drawn parts of the spaceship.
Time Needed: 30 minutes
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Form The Orbital Cockpit
First, outline the elongated shape of the orbital cockpit of the spaceship. Draw curving horizontal lines to add some texture.
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Draw The Engines
Next, draw the triangular-shaped engines attached to the bottom of the orbital cockpit.
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Attach The Orbiters
Attach the shape of the orbiters on both sides of the orbital cockpit.
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Draw The External Tank
Outline the tall external tank of the rocket. Then, add curved horizontal lines across the tank to add some texture to it.
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Outline The Bolts
Now, draw small circles to outline the bolts.
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Add The Rocket Boosters
Add the thin, vertical rocket boosters attached to the sides of the external tank. Then, draw curving lines along the rocket boosters.
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Attach The Booster Engines
Attach the engines of the rocket boosters by drawing short cylinders with curved horizontal lines.
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Draw The Flames
Add wavy, pointed shapes to draw flames coming out of the rocket’s engines.
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Complete The Spaceship Drawing
Time to grab your crayons and color in the spaceship drawing! First, color the external tank with a dark orange crayon. Next, fill in the orbital cockpit, orbiters, and rocket boosters with shades of gray and brown. Now, color the engines with orange and brown. Then, use yellow and orange crayons to shade the flames. Finally, color the bolts with a yellow crayon.
Draw a Spaceship PDF Download
Click the link below to view or download this drawing lesson. The PDF is a printable drawing lesson for Draw a Spaceship. The last page of the downloadable PDF includes a coloring book page with just the outlines and an extension exercise for prompting kids to get creative!