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How to Draw a Raft
Draw a raft 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: six logs.
Step 1: Six logs
Below the middle of your paper draw a row of 6 circles the same size, touching like coins.
Tip Keep the circles level. Their bottoms will sit in the water.
Step 2: Log ends
In the middle of each log draw a little swirl for the rings in the wood.
Step 3: The deck
Across the top of the logs draw one long thin plank, poking out past the first and last log.
Step 4: The mast
In the middle of the deck draw a tall post up almost to the top. Put a ball on top.
Step 5: Yard and sail
High on the mast draw a bar 3 logs wide. Hang a square sail from it, curved at the bottom.
Tip The sail hides the mast behind it.
Step 6: A patch
On the sail draw a square patch. Inside it, draw 2 short stitch dashes along each side.
Step 7: The flag
Start on the mast under the ball. Draw a fat flag streaming left to a point, back to the mast.
Step 8: Rope lashings
Near each end of the deck draw 2 short crossed lines over the plank, like an X.
Step 9: Waves
Start at the left edge. Draw hill bumps to the right edge over the log bottoms. Add a lower row.
Step 10: The sun
In the top right corner draw a circle for the sun with 8 short rays all around.
Step 11: Cream sail, yellow sun
Colour the sail cream, but not the patch. Colour the sun yellow.
Step 12: Tan deck, blue sea
Colour the deck and the bar on top of the sail tan. Colour the sea blue to the bottom.
Step 13: Red flag, brown logs
Colour the flag and the patch red. Colour the logs, the mast and the ball brown.
Your finished drawing
Follow the steps above and this is where you end up: a raft, drawn by you.
Every step in one picture
