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How to Draw an Energy Pyramid
Draw an energy pyramid in 13 easy steps, about 10 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: a big triangle.
Step 1: A big triangle
Draw a big triangle filling your paper: a point at the top and a long flat bottom.
Step 2: 4 levels
Draw 3 lines across to make 4 levels. Start each on the left slope and stop on the right slope.
Tip Leave the top level a little taller than the others.
Step 3: Grass at the bottom
In the bottom level draw 3 grass tufts: 5 pointy blades each. Start and stop on the bottom line.
Tip Plants go at the bottom because they make the food.
Step 4: Two rabbits
In the next level up draw 2 rabbits sitting on the line: a round back and a round head each.
Step 5: Ears and tails
Give each rabbit 2 long ears, a dot eye and a round fluffy tail.
Step 6: A wavy snake
In the third level draw a long wavy snake lying on the line. Make its tail thin.
Tip Fewer animals fit as you go up: 2 rabbits, then 1 snake.
Step 7: Snake head
Where the snake lifts up on the left, draw an oval head with a dot eye.
Step 8: An owl on top
In the top level draw an egg-shaped owl standing on the line, with 2 small ear points.
Tip Only 1 hunter fits at the very top.
Step 9: Owl face
Draw 2 big round eyes with black dots, a small pointy beak, and a curved wing line on each side.
Step 10: Sky blue levels
Go over your lines. Colour all 4 levels sky blue, around every picture.
Step 11: Grey and yellow
Colour the 2 rabbits grey, but leave their tails white. Colour the owl's beak yellow.
Step 12: Green
Colour the 3 grass tufts and the snake green.
Step 13: Brown owl
Colour the owl brown, around its beak. Leave its eyes white. Your energy pyramid is done!
Your finished drawing
Follow the steps above and this is where you end up: an energy pyramid, drawn by you.
Every step in one picture
