How to Draw a Firefighting Plane

Step 1: Long fat body

Start at the nose on the left. Draw a long flat top to the tail, then a fat belly back.

Tip The back end slopes up to a small blunt tail.

Step 2: Tall tail

On the back of the top line, draw a tall fin leaning back. Add a flat tail wing across it.

Step 3: Big wing

Start above the top line. Draw a long wing down and back, past the belly, to a round tip.

Tip Rub out the body lines inside the wing.

Step 4: Far wing

Above the body, behind the big wing, draw the other wing peeking up. Make it shorter.

Step 5: Engine and propeller

Start on the wing's front edge. Draw a pill engine, stop on the edge. Add a hub and 2 blades.

Tip The propeller pulls the plane through the air.

Step 6: Cockpit windows

On top of the nose, draw a window band. Add 1 short line to make 2 windows.

Step 7: Sheet of water

Start on the belly behind the wing. Draw falling water down, 3 drips, and stop on the belly.

Tip The water spreads wider as it falls.

Step 8: Ground and trees

Draw a ground line across the bottom. Stand 3 pointy trees on it, one under the water.

Tip Each tree is 3 zigzag layers on a short trunk.

Step 9: Little fire

Between the trees, draw a flame on the ground. Draw a smaller flame inside it.

Step 10: Puff of smoke

Above the flame, draw a puff of smoke: 3 round bumps joined into one little cloud.

Step 11: Blue water, grey engine

Colour the water and windows blue. Colour the engine, propeller and smoke grey.

Step 12: Yellow body

Colour the plane's body yellow, around the windows, engine and wing. Colour the small flame yellow too.

Step 13: Red wings, orange fire

Colour both wings, the fin and the tail wing red. Colour the big flame orange.

Step 14: Green trees

Go over your lines. Colour the 3 trees green and their trunks brown. All done!