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How to Draw a Biplane
Draw a biplane in 13 easy steps, about 10 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: banana body.
Step 1: Banana body
Across the middle of your paper draw a chubby banana body flying right: a big round nose, a small tail.
Step 2: Eyes and smile
In the fat front draw 2 big eyes. Start under the back eye, draw a smile, stop under the front.
Step 3: Bottom wing
Start on the tummy under the back eye. Draw a long flat plank with round ends, stop by the nose.
Step 4: Nose cone
On the nose tip draw a half-dome from the top of the nose to the bottom. Add a little hub.
Step 5: Propeller blades
From the hub draw 2 paddle blades, one up and one down, each swelling to a round end.
Step 6: Cockpit window
Behind the back eye draw a half-dome window sitting on the top line like a hat. Add a shine.
Step 7: Tail fin
Start on the top line near the tail. Sweep up to a tall top, then straight down to the tail.
Step 8: Tail wing
Start on the tail under the fin. Draw a small wing poking back, back to the tail.
Step 9: Top wing and struts
Above the body draw a plank wing like the bottom one. Add 2 struts from it down to the body.
Tip A biplane has 2 wings, one above and one below.
Step 10: Stripe and windows
Start on the tail, draw a stripe under the smile and stop at the nose. Add 3 windows above it.
Step 11: Wheels
Under the bottom wing draw 2 short legs far apart, with a round wheel on the end of each.
Step 12: Yellow and blue
Colour the body above the stripe yellow and the windows sky blue. Leave the eyes white.
Step 13: Grey and red
Colour the nose cone, propeller, legs and wheels grey. Colour the wings, tail and tummy under the stripe red.
Your finished drawing
Follow the steps above and this is where you end up: a biplane, drawn by you.
Every step in one picture
