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How to Draw a Dirt Road
Draw a dirt road in 14 easy 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 winding track.
Step 1: The winding track
Start at the bottom, left of the middle. Draw a long S winding up to the middle of the page.
Tip Stop a little above the middle. That is the far end of the track.
Step 2: The other edge
Start at the bottom right corner. Draw a second S that ends right beside the first tip.
Tip The gap shrinks all the way up, so the track looks far away.
Step 3: The horizon
Start at the left edge. Draw a flat line across to the right edge, touching the tip of the track.
Step 4: A far hill
Start on the horizon left of the track tip. Draw a big round hill and stop on the horizon.
Tip The track runs all the way to the foot of this hill.
Step 5: Wheel ruts
Inside the track draw 2 long lines that follow its bends. Stop them before the far tip.
Tip These are the marks that cart wheels leave in the dirt.
Step 6: Fence posts
On the grass at the right draw 3 posts with round tops. Make each one smaller going back.
Tip The biggest post is nearest to you.
Step 7: Fence rails
Join each post to the next with 2 straight rails, one high and one low.
Step 8: Two stones
On the track, between the ruts, draw 2 little oval stones. The far one is smaller.
Step 9: Grass tufts
On the grass at the left draw 2 tufts: 3 short blades each, fanning out from one spot.
Step 10: A cloud
High in the sky on the left draw a puffy cloud: 3 bumps on top and a flat bottom.
Step 11: Blue sky
Colour the sky light blue, around the cloud and the hill. Colour the 2 stones grey.
Step 12: Green grass
Colour the grass light green on both sides of the track, around the fence posts.
Step 13: Hill and fence
Colour the far hill dark green. Colour the 3 fence posts dark brown.
Step 14: Brown dirt track
Colour the track light brown, around the stones. Your dirt road is ready for a walk!
Your finished drawing
Follow the steps above and this is where you end up: a dirt road, drawn by you.
Every step in one picture
