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How to Draw a Rain Gauge
Draw a rain gauge 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: the tall tube.
Step 1: The tall tube
Start at the top left. Draw a long line down, across the bottom and back up. Stop beside the start.
Tip Keep the 2 long sides straight and the same distance apart.
Step 2: The funnel
On top draw a wide funnel. Start with a wide flat top, then slope both sides in to the tube.
Tip The funnel is wider than the tube, to catch more rain.
Step 3: A happy face
Low in the tube draw 2 big round eyes with black dots. Under them draw a U smile.
Step 4: The water line
Above the eyes, start on the left side. Draw a flat line across and stop on the right side.
Step 5: Rosy cheeks
Beside each end of the smile draw a small oval cheek.
Step 6: Long marks
Above the water draw 4 long marks from the right side inward, evenly spaced.
Tip The marks show how much rain has fallen.
Step 7: Short marks
Between the long marks draw 3 short marks from the right side inward.
Step 8: Stake and ground
Under the tube draw a short post. Draw a ground line across its bottom.
Tip The post is thinner than the tube.
Step 9: Raindrops
Draw 4 raindrops in the air, 2 on each side. Each has a pointed top and a round bottom.
Step 10: Pink cheeks
Colour the cheeks pink.
Step 11: Pale glass
Colour the empty part of the tube very light blue.
Step 12: Yellow and brown
Colour the funnel yellow and the post brown.
Step 13: Blue water
Colour the water and the raindrops blue, around the cheeks. Leave the eyes white. Your rain gauge is filling up!
Your finished drawing
Follow the steps above and this is where you end up: a rain gauge, drawn by you.
Every step in one picture
