Draw Eclipse
Creatives will have fun learning to draw an eclipse in 6 simple steps.
Create along with these simple 6 drawing steps. You’ll learn the fundamentals for drawing an eclipse.
This lesson only takes about 20 minutes and includes a pdf you can easily print or download. The pdf guide even contains a “coloring book” page with just the line art. This goes perfectly with crayons. It’s useful for very young kids in the need of extra guidance and are looking to shade in an eclipse event in the sky.
Art making is much more fun when you have a simple lesson to follow. Let’s get drawing!
Materials
- Pencil
- Drawing Paper
- Crayons or Colored Pencils
- Black Marker (optional)
- Draw Eclipse Printable PDF (see bottom of lesson)
In today’s post, we will learn to draw an eclipse on paper. The design and proportion of each part will be considered in each step of the tutorial. Take notice that the blue pencil lines are used to indicate the new parts being drawn in each in each of the steps.
Time Needed: 20 minutes
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Outline The Moon
Start by drawing a big wavy circle to outline the moon.
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Next Draw The Sun
Next, draw a slightly bigger circle to form the sun behind the moon.
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Add Texture To The Sun
Draw wavy lines following the shape of the sun to add some texture.
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Now Form The Sunrays
Now, add the wavy zigzag shape of the sun’s rays.
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Draw Sunbeams
Draw thin pointy shapes extending outwards to add the sun beams.
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Complete The Eclipse Drawing
Let’s add some color to our drawing of an eclipse! First, cover the moon with a dark purple crayon. Then, color the sun with a yellow crayon and its rays and beams with an orange crayon.
Draw Eclipse PDF Download
Click the link below to view or download this drawing lesson. The PDF is a printable drawing lesson for Draw Eclipse. 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!