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How to Draw a Canteen

13 steps · Medium · about 10 min

Draw a canteen 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: the round body.

Step 1: The round body
Below the middle of your paper, draw a big round circle for the canteen.
Tip Leave lots of room above it for the cap and the strap.
Step 2: The ring seam
Inside the circle draw a smaller circle, leaving an even band all the way round.
Step 3: Two big eyes
Inside the ring, just above the middle, draw 2 big egg eyes. Colour a big black dot in each.
Tip Leave 2 white shines in each black dot.
Step 4: Smile and cheeks
Under the eyes draw a wide U smile from eye to eye. Draw a small flat cheek beside each end.
Step 5: The neck
Start on top of the circle. Draw 2 short lines straight up, a thumb apart. Stop level with each other.
Step 6: The cap
On the neck draw a flat box with soft corners, wider than the neck. Add 3 grip lines.
Step 7: Strap rings
On each side of the circle, a little above the middle, draw a small half ring poking out.
Tip Start and stop each ring on the circle.
Step 8: The strap
Start at one ring. Draw a tall rainbow up over the cap and down to the other ring.
Tip Keep a big gap between the cap and the strap.
Step 9: Inside the strap
Draw a second rainbow just inside the first, starting and stopping on the rings.
Step 10: The ground
Draw a long ground line under the canteen, from one side of the paper to the other.
Tip Use a ruler if you like.
Step 11: Pink cheeks, grey cap
Go over your lines. Colour the cheeks pink, and the cap, neck and rings grey.
Step 12: Light green middle
Colour inside the ring light green, around the eyes and cheeks. Leave the eyes white.
Step 13: Green rim, brown strap
Colour the band round the edge dark green and the strap brown. Your canteen is done!