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How to Draw a Nebula
Draw a nebula in 10 easy steps, about 8 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: cloud top.
Step 1: Cloud top
In the middle, start low on the left. Draw 5 round bumps over and down to the right.
Step 2: Cloud bottom
Start where the bumps ended. Draw 3 shallow bumps hanging down and across to the left, back to the start.
Step 3: Two big eyes
Below the middle of the cloud, draw 2 big egg eyes, one eye apart. Add black dots with shines.
Step 4: Big smile
Under the eyes, draw a wide U smile from eye to eye, ends turning up.
Step 5: Glow oval
Around the eyes and smile, draw a wide oval for the glow, not touching the bumps.
Step 6: Stars inside
Inside the cloud but outside the oval, draw 3 little five-point stars.
Step 7: Stars around
Out in space around the cloud, draw 4 more little stars, one near each corner.
Step 8: Shooting star
In the top left corner, draw a little star zooming along, with 2 speed lines trailing behind it.
Step 9: Yellow stars
Colour all the stars yellow, inside the cloud and out in space.
Step 10: Pink glow, purple gas
Colour the oval pink. Colour the cloud purple around the oval and the stars. Leave the eyes white.
Your finished drawing
Follow the steps above and this is where you end up: a nebula, drawn by you.
Every step in one picture
