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How to Draw a Ghost Pirate Ship

14 steps · Medium · about 11 min

Draw a ghost pirate ship 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 sea.

Step 1: The sea
Low on your paper, start at the left edge. Draw a long wavy line and stop at the right edge.
Tip Keep the waves small and gentle. The ship will sit on this line.
Step 2: The hull
Start on the sea. Draw a tall stepped back, a saggy deck and a pointed front. Stop on the sea.
Tip The back of the ship is on the left and stands higher than the deck.
Step 3: Two masts
From the deck draw 2 thin poles, the left one taller. Add a thin bar across each near the top.
Step 4: Big torn sail
Under the left bar draw a big sail. Curve its sides down, then zigzag the bottom so it looks torn.
Tip Rub out the pole inside the sail.
Step 5: Small torn sail
Under the right bar draw a smaller sail the same way, with a zigzag torn bottom.
Tip Rub out the pole inside this sail too.
Step 6: Rips
From the top of one gap in each sail, draw a short rip line going up.
Step 7: Flag and front pole
On the tall pole's top draw a notched flag. From the ship's point, draw a pole up and out.
Tip The flag is plain, with no picture on it.
Step 8: Stripe and windows
From the ship's back draw a line under the deck, following it to the front. Add 3 round windows.
Step 9: The moon
High in the top right corner, draw a curved moon like a banana, with 2 sharp points.
Step 10: Fog wisps
Along the sea line draw 3 long puffy wisps of fog: one at each end of the ship, one between.
Tip Rub out the ship and sea lines inside each wisp.
Step 11: Yellow moon
Colour the moon and the 3 round windows pale yellow.
Step 12: Grey sails
Colour both torn sails light grey.
Step 13: Blue-green ship
Colour the ship blue-green below the stripe. Colour the band above it, the poles and the bars dark grey.
Step 14: Dark blue sea
Go over your lines. Colour the sea dark blue, leaving the fog white. Colour the flag black.