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How to Draw an Airboat
Draw an airboat in 12 easy steps, about 9 minutes. Free, with a printable worksheet.
Each picture adds one red line. Draw that line, then scroll to the next picture. Rub out any dashed helper lines at the end. First up: the flat hull.
Step 1: The flat hull
Below the middle draw a long flat boat with a square back. Add a second line under the top.
Tip An airboat is flat like a tray, so it can skim over shallow water.
Step 2: The fan cage
On the back of the boat draw a big circle standing up, with a smaller circle inside and a hub.
Step 3: Fan blades
Inside the cage draw 3 fat leaf blades spreading out from the hub like a pinwheel.
Step 4: The struts
Under the cage draw 2 struts from the boat up to it, like an A, with a bar across them.
Step 5: The high seat
In front of the cage draw a short block on the boat, with a tall-backed chair on top.
Step 6: The steering stick
Beside the chair, on the right, draw a thin stick standing up from the boat with a knob on top.
Step 7: Rudder plates
Behind the fan cage draw 2 flat rudder plates standing on the boat, one peeking out behind the other.
Step 8: Reeds and waves
From the left edge draw wave bumps across to the right edge, and a row below. Add 2 reeds.
Step 9: The sun
In the top left corner draw a small circle for the sun with 8 short rays all around.
Step 10: Yellow sun, tan boat
Colour the sun yellow, then the boat tan from the top down to the water.
Step 11: Grey cage, blue water
Colour the fan cage, blades, struts, rudders and stick grey. Colour the water blue down to the bottom.
Step 12: Brown seat and reeds
Colour the chair, block and reed tops brown. Your airboat is ready to zoom through the swamp!
Your finished drawing
Follow the steps above and this is where you end up: an airboat, drawn by you.
Every step in one picture
