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How to Draw a Lighthouse
Draw a lighthouse 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: the tower.
Step 1: The tower
In the middle of your paper draw a tall tower, narrower at the top than the bottom.
Tip Leave room above for the lamp and below for the rock.
Step 2: The walkway
On top of the tower draw a wide flat box for the walkway, a little wider than the tower top.
Step 3: The railing
Start on the walkway. Draw 5 short posts up, then a rail across their tops. Stop at the last post.
Step 4: Lamp room
Start on the walkway a little in from the left. Draw up, across, and down to the walkway.
Step 5: Dome and spike
Start at the left of the lamp room top. Bulge up and over a round dome, down to the right.
Step 6: Door and windows
At the bottom of the tower draw an arched door. Up the tower draw 2 small rainbow windows.
Step 7: Three stripes
Across the tower draw 3 wide stripes, each 2 lines from edge to edge. Skip the door and windows.
Step 8: The rock
Start low on the left. Draw a lumpy rock up, across the tower's foot, and stop low on the right.
Tip Rub out the tower lines inside the rock.
Step 9: The sea
Start near the left edge. Draw a wavy line along the rock's foot, stopping near the right edge.
Step 10: Light beams
Just out from each side of the lamp room, draw 2 beams of light, one slanting up, one straight out.
Step 11: Yellow lamp, grey rock
Colour the lamp room yellow, like a light glowing, and the rock grey.
Step 12: Red stripes and dome
Colour the 3 stripes and the dome red, skipping the door. Leave the rest of the tower white.
Step 13: Blue sea, wooden door
Colour all the sea under the wavy line blue and the door wood brown. Go over your lines.
Your finished drawing
Follow the steps above and this is where you end up: a lighthouse, drawn by you.
Every step in one picture
