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How to Draw a Dock
Draw a dock in 10 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 walkway.
Step 1: The walkway
Start near the left edge, halfway down. Draw a long flat walkway to the right, stopping two thirds across.
Step 2: Three posts
Draw 3 tall thin posts along the right part of the walkway, each poking up with a round cap.
Tip Rub out the bit of post hiding inside the walkway.
Step 3: Plank lines
Draw 7 short lines down across the walkway, evenly spaced, from the top edge to the bottom edge.
Step 4: The water
From edge to edge, draw a wavy line across the posts, near their bottoms. Add another wavy line lower down.
Tip Rub out the ends of the posts under the wavy line.
Step 5: The bank
At the left edge, under the start of the walkway, draw a rounded bank curving down into the water.
Step 6: The sailboat
Past the end of the dock, draw a melon-slice boat sitting in the water, with a tall triangle sail.
Tip Rub out the wavy line inside the boat.
Step 7: The sun
In the top left, draw a small round sun with 8 short rays around it.
Step 8: Blue water, yellow sun
Colour the water blue, going around the boat, and the sun yellow.
Step 9: Wooden dock and boat
Colour the walkway, the posts, their caps and the boat wood brown.
Step 10: Green bank, red sail
Colour the bank green and the sail red. Go over your lines and your dock is done!
Your finished drawing
Follow the steps above and this is where you end up: a dock, drawn by you.
Every step in one picture
