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How to Draw a Paper Boat
Draw a paper boat in 11 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: the hull.
Step 1: The hull
Below the middle, draw a hull: a long line across, a short slant down each side, and a bottom line.
Tip Wider at the top than the bottom.
Step 2: Two big eyes
On the hull, draw 2 big round eyes a finger apart, with a black dot and white shine in each.
Step 3: Smile and cheeks
Under the eyes, draw one wide U smile from eye to eye. Add a small oval cheek beside each end.
Step 4: The folded top
Start on the top line at the left. Slant up to a middle point, then back down to the line.
Step 5: The fold line
From the point of the triangle, draw one straight line down to the top of the hull, a little left.
Step 6: Waves
Draw wavy bumps across the paper, stopping at the boat's sides a little above its bottom. Add a lower row.
Step 7: Sun and cloud
Top right, draw a round sun with 8 short rays. Top left, draw a puffy cloud with 3 bumps.
Step 8: Sparkles
Draw a sparkle star on each side of the boat, like a plus sign with curved points.
Step 9: Cream hull
Colour the hull cream and leave the folded top white. Keep the eyes white.
Step 10: Pink cheeks, yellow sun
Colour the cheeks pink, and the sun and the sparkle stars yellow.
Step 11: Sky cloud
Colour the cloud sky blue. Go over your lines and your paper boat is done!
Your finished drawing
Follow the steps above and this is where you end up: a paper boat, drawn by you.
Every step in one picture
