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How to Draw a Coracle
Draw a coracle 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 waves.
Step 1: The waves
Below the middle draw gentle wave bumps from the left edge across to the right. Add short ripples each side.
Step 2: Round bowl
On the waves draw a bowl like half an orange, cut side up, with a rim curve under the top.
Tip A coracle is a floating basket: round like a bowl, no front, no back.
Step 3: Basket weave
Inside the bowl draw 2 long curves across it, then 4 slanted lines down across them, rim to bottom.
Step 4: Paddler's head
Draw a round head in a cap above the bowl, peak pointing left. Add 2 big eyes and a smile.
Tip Give each big eye a dot and a shine.
Step 5: Body in the bowl
Start on the rim left of the head. Draw the shirt over round shoulders and down, stopping on the rim.
Step 6: One paddle
Draw a long paddle into the water. Add a bent arm from shoulder to paddle and back to the shirt.
Tip A coracle has one paddle only, worked over the right side.
Step 7: The sun
Near the top right corner draw a small round sun with 8 short rays all round.
Step 8: Tan basket
Go over your lines. Colour the bowl tan, leaving the weave lines showing.
Step 9: Green shirt, red cap
Colour the shirt and sleeve green and the cap red.
Step 10: Peach face, brown paddle
Colour the face and fist peach, and the paddle brown. Keep the eyes white.
Step 11: Blue sea, yellow sun
Colour the sea blue from the waves down, around the basket and paddle. Colour the sun yellow.
Your finished drawing
Follow the steps above and this is where you end up: a coracle, drawn by you.
Every step in one picture
