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How to Draw a Mars Helicopter
Draw a Mars helicopter 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: little body.
Step 1: Little body
In the middle of your paper, draw a small rounded box for the body.
Tip The Mars helicopter is tiny: a lunchbox with enormous blades.
Step 2: Round face
In the body, draw a round face circle nearly filling it.
Step 3: Eyes and smile
In the circle, draw 2 round eyes, each with a black dot and a shine. Add a small smile.
Step 4: Mast and panel
Draw a fat mast from the body to a flat panel. Add an antenna with a dot on the side.
Tip Make the panel wider than the body.
Step 5: Lower rotor
Low on the mast, draw a round hub. From it, draw 2 long thin blades, slanting like a seesaw.
Tip The blades are huge: longer than the body is wide.
Step 6: Upper rotor
Just above, draw another hub with 2 long blades slanting the other way, so they cross like scissors.
Step 7: Four legs
From the bottom of the body, draw 4 thin legs slanting down and out, each ending in a round foot.
Step 8: Ground and rocks
Draw a ground line under the feet, edge to edge. Add 2 bumpy rocks, each starting and ending on it.
Step 9: Hills and sun
Draw wavy hills from each side edge to the body. Add a small sun up high.
Step 10: Yellow sun, orange hills
Colour the sun yellow and the hills orange, around the legs and rocks. Leave the face and eyes white.
Step 11: Red ground, brown rocks
Colour the ground red, from the ground line down to the bottom. Colour the rocks brown.
Step 12: Grey helicopter, navy panel
Colour the helicopter dark grey, around the face, and the panel navy. Your Mars helicopter is done!
Your finished drawing
Follow the steps above and this is where you end up: a Mars helicopter, drawn by you.
Every step in one picture
