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How to Draw a Narrowboat
Draw a narrowboat 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: long hull.
Step 1: Long hull
Draw a very long low boat, nearly as wide as the page. Add a rim line just under the top.
Tip A narrowboat is long and thin, not very tall.
Step 2: The cabin
On the deck draw a long low box for the cabin, leaving a little deck at each end.
Step 3: The roof
On top of the cabin draw a gently curved roof, poking out a tiny bit past each end.
Step 4: Four windows
Along the cabin draw 4 little square windows in a row, all the same size.
Step 5: Door and chimney
Draw a door with a dot knob near the front. Add a chimney at the back with 2 smoke puffs.
Step 6: The tiller
At the back of the boat draw a stick leaning up and back, with a little ball on its end.
Tip The tiller is the steering stick.
Step 7: Painted rose
Draw a flower by the door: a dot with 5 round petals. Add a stripe along the whole hull.
Step 8: Waves and a duck
From the left edge draw 2 rows of wave bumps across to the right edge. Add a duck in front.
Step 9: The sun
Near the top left corner, draw a circle for the sun with 8 short rays.
Step 10: Yellow windows and door
Colour the windows, door, duck and sun yellow. Give the duck an orange beak.
Step 11: Green boat, red roof
Colour the roof and flower red. Colour the hull and cabin green, around the windows, door and flower.
Step 12: Blue canal
Colour the water blue around the duck, and the tiller and chimney grey. Your narrowboat is ready to glide along!
Your finished drawing
Follow the steps above and this is where you end up: a narrowboat, drawn by you.
Every step in one picture
