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How to Draw Cliffs
Draw cliffs in 11 easy steps, about 8 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 sea line.
Step 1: The sea line
A third of the way up, start near the left edge and draw a straight line across to the right.
Step 2: The cliff
Start on the sea line by the left edge. Go up, across a flat top, then down to the sea.
Tip Make the face steep, with 2 little ledges on the way down.
Step 3: The grassy edge
A finger below the top, start on the left side and draw a wavy line across to the face.
Step 4: Rock layers
Draw 2 wavy rock lines: start one at the top ledge, one on the left side, and stop halfway.
Step 5: A sea stack
Right of the cliff, start on the sea line, go up, across a flat top and back down to it.
Tip Keep it slim and shorter than the cliff, with sky between them.
Step 6: Waves
Draw 3 short wavy lines on the sea, well away from the rocks.
Step 7: Seagulls
Draw 3 little gulls in the sky like flat Ms: start left, 2 soft bumps, stop on the right.
Step 8: The sun
In the top right corner, draw a round sun as big as a plum, with 8 short rays.
Step 9: Yellow sun, tan cliff
Colour the sun yellow. Colour the cliff tan, from the grassy edge down to the sea line.
Step 10: Grey stack, green grass
Colour the sea stack grey and the grassy strip on top of the cliff green.
Step 11: Blue sea
Colour the sea blue, from the line down to the bottom edge. Your cliffs are done!
Your finished drawing
Follow the steps above and this is where you end up: cliffs, drawn by you.
Every step in one picture
