How to Draw a Steamboat
Learn how to draw a steamboat by following along with this helpful drawing guide.
Expect 9 easy steps to follow, kids will enjoy designing their own steamboat on paper. Also included is a printable version of this steamboat drawing tutorial.
Perfect for art teachers and homeschoolers looking to teach kids how to draw their own steamboat.
Get a thrill out of learning how to draw a steamboat. Go beyond the lesson…don’t forget to add some unique details. Remember there is a PDF guide at the end of the lesson.
Materials
- Pencil
- Drawing Paper
- Crayons or Colored Pencils
- Black Marker (optional)
- How to Draw a Steamboat Printable PDF (see bottom of lesson)
This step by step lesson will instruct you how to draw a steamboat. We will draw attention to the shapes of each section and types of lines created making sure that the artwork looks convincing.
Time Needed: 30 minutes
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Draw The Hull
Draw the hull of the steamboat by first making the outline then drawing a horizontal line across the hull.
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Draw The Bottom Deck
Draw the bottom deck by first making evenly spaced pairs of vertical lines. Then, draw a wide rectangle on top.
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Add The Top Deck
Add the top deck by drawing evenly spaced vertical lines then adding a horizontal rectangle like in the previous step.
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Create A Smokestack
Create a smokestack by first forming the vertical rectangular shape as shown. Now, draw the lining on the smokestack by making a curved line. Next, draw the smoke coming out of the smokestack by creating a bumpy rounded shape.
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Attach A Maritime Flag
Attach a maritime flag by forming a thin vertical rectangle with a V-shaped line attached on top.
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Draw The Paddle Wheel
Draw the paddle wheel by creating a circle within a circle.
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Form The Center Of The Paddle Wheel
Form the center of the paddle wheel by drawing pairs of straight lines inside the inner circle as shown.
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Draw The Body Of Water
Draw the body of water surrounding the steamboat by creating wavy horizontal lines.
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Complete The Steamboat Drawing
Let’s complete the steamboat drawing by first coloring the top part of the hull with a dark purple crayon. Now, use a red crayon to color the bottom of the hull, the paddle wheel and the top part of each deck. Next, use a white crayon to fill in the pillars on the decks. After that, let’s color the smokestack with red and purple crayon. Don’t forget to color the smoke with a gray crayon. Then, color the maritime flag with an orange crayon and the pole with a brown crayon. Finally, use a light blue crayon to shade the sky and a darker blue crayon to fill in the body of water.
How to Draw a Steamboat PDF Download
Click the link below to view or download this drawing lesson. The PDF is a printable drawing lesson for How to Draw a Steamboat. 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!