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How to Draw a Mushroom House

13 steps · Medium · about 10 min

Draw a mushroom house 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 cap.

Step 1: The cap
Start near the top left. Draw a big dome up and over, like an upside-down bowl, ending on the right.
Tip Wider than it is tall.
Step 2: The stem house
Start under the cap. Draw a chunky stem down, flaring out at the foot, and back up to the cap.
Step 3: The door
In the middle of the stem, draw a tall door with a rainbow top. Add a knob on the right.
Tip Leave a little room under the door for a step.
Step 4: A round window
Above the door, under the cap, draw a round window with a plus sign inside.
Step 5: The cap edge
Start at the left end of the cap. Draw 4 bumps across to the right end for the wavy bottom.
Step 6: Spots
Draw round spots on the cap, clear of the edges: three big ones and three small ones, scattered about.
Step 7: Gills
Under the cap edge, draw a curve from each end in to the stem. Add 2 gill lines inside each.
Step 8: Chimney and smoke
On the right of the cap, draw a chimney with a wide flat top. Add 2 little smoke clouds.
Tip A chimney and smoke tell everyone somebody is home.
Step 9: The ground
Draw a soft ground line across the bottom of the paper under the foot, a little in from each edge.
Step 10: Grass and a step
Flick 2 grass blades up at each side of the foot. Draw a flat stone step under the door.
Step 11: Cream stem, sky window
Colour the stem and gills cream, going around the door and step. Colour the window sky blue.
Step 12: Grey chimney, wood door
Colour the chimney, the step and the smoke stone grey, and the door wood brown.
Step 13: Red cap, white spots
Colour the cap red, going around the white spots. Go over your lines and you're done!