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How to Draw an Oil Tanker
Draw an oil tanker 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: the waves.
Step 1: The waves
Low on your paper draw one long wavy line from edge to edge for the sea. Add small ripples.
Step 2: Long low hull
Start on the wave on the left. Draw a pointed front and a long flat deck, stop on the wave.
Tip An oil tanker is very long and very low.
Step 3: Porthole eyes
On the front of the hull draw 2 big porthole eyes. Put a dot with a tiny shine in each.
Step 4: Smile and cheeks
Low between the eyes draw a small U smile, and a round cheek outside each eye.
Step 5: The bridge
Near the back, start on the deck and draw a tall box for the bridge, stop on the deck.
Step 6: Windows and funnel
Draw 3 little square windows on the bridge. Start on the roof, draw a short funnel, stop on the roof.
Step 7: The long pipe
Start near the front. Draw one long fat pipe along the deck, stop at the bridge. Add 4 legs.
Step 8: Valve wheels and mast
Draw 3 round wheels on the pipe. From the deck at the front, draw a mast up to a bar.
Step 9: Pink cheeks
Go over your lines, then colour the 2 cheeks pink.
Step 10: Red hull
Colour the hull red, going around the eyes and cheeks. Leave the eyes white.
Step 11: White bridge, grey pipe
Leave the bridge white. Colour the funnel, pipe and wheels grey.
Step 12: Blue sea, sky windows
Colour the sea blue under the wavy line and the windows sky blue. Your oil tanker is done!
Your finished drawing
Follow the steps above and this is where you end up: an oil tanker, drawn by you.
Every step in one picture
