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How to Draw a Cruise Ship
Draw a cruise ship in 14 steps, about 11 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 water.
Step 1: The water
Below the middle, start near the left edge. Draw a long wavy line across and stop near the right edge.
Step 2: Long hull
Start on the left waves. Draw a round back up, a deck across, and a bow down to the waves.
Step 3: Two long decks
Start on the deck. Draw a long box up, across and down to it. Stack a shorter one on top.
Step 4: Top deck and bridge
From the middle roof, draw a shorter deck up, across and down to it. Add a bridge with a window.
Step 5: The funnel
Start on the top roof. Draw a trumpet funnel up and back down to the roof. Add a stripe.
Step 6: Puffs of smoke
On the funnel's rim, draw a bumpy cloud like a fluffy hat. Draw a second cloud behind it, drifting back.
Step 7: Lifeboats
Along the lowest deck, hanging from the line above, draw 5 little U boats in a row.
Step 8: Railing and flag
Start on the funnel. Draw a railing forward to stop at the bridge. Add 3 posts, a mast and flag.
Step 9: Windows
Draw 7 square windows along the middle deck and 5 along the top deck, lined up in columns.
Step 10: Round portholes
Along the hull, between the deck line and the waves, draw a row of 7 big round portholes.
Step 11: Cream decks, sky windows
Colour the 3 decks and the bridge cream, leaving the lifeboats. Colour the windows and portholes sky blue.
Step 12: Orange boats, red funnel
Colour the 5 lifeboats orange. Colour the funnel and the flag red.
Step 13: Blue sea
Colour the sea blue, from the wavy line down to the bottom of the page.
Step 14: Navy hull
Colour the hull navy blue, around the portholes. Your cruise ship is ready to sail!
Your finished drawing
Follow the steps above and this is where you end up: a cruise ship, drawn by you.
Every step in one picture
