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How to Draw an Island
Draw an island in 12 easy steps, about 9 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 sandy mound.
Step 1: The sandy mound
Start low on the left. Draw a hill up and over like a turtle's back. End level on the right.
Step 2: Three coconuts
Above the left of the mound, draw 3 round coconuts: 2 side by side and 1 lower in front.
Step 3: Two fronds
From the coconuts, draw a pointy leaf drooping down left, and one arching up and over to the left.
Step 4: Three more fronds
From the coconuts, draw 3 more leaves: 1 arching over the top, 1 arching right, 1 drooping down right.
Step 5: Leaf lines
Inside each leaf, draw 1 curved line down the middle. Start near the coconuts and stop short of the tip.
Step 6: The trunk
Start on the mound, left of the middle. Draw 2 lines leaning up and left, ending behind the coconuts.
Tip The trunk gets a little thinner as it climbs.
Step 7: Trunk rings
Draw short sagging curves across the trunk, one every finger-width, from the bottom up to the coconuts.
Step 8: Water
Draw a wavy sea line under the mound, from edge to edge. Add 3 short wavy lines below.
Step 9: The sun
In the top right corner, draw a round sun as big as a plum. Add 8 short rays around it.
Step 10: Sand and sun
Colour the mound sand yellow down to the wavy line. Colour the sun bright yellow.
Step 11: Green fronds, wood trunk
Colour all 5 leaves green. Colour the trunk wood brown, up to the coconuts.
Step 12: Brown coconuts, blue sea
Colour the coconuts dark brown and the sea blue, to the bottom and sides. Your island is done!
Your finished drawing
Follow the steps above and this is where you end up: an island, drawn by you.
Every step in one picture
