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How to Draw a Schooner
Draw a schooner 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 hull.
Step 1: The hull
Below the middle, draw a hull: a sagging deck with a pointy front and a shallow U underneath.
Tip The hull is like a sailboat's: the two masts make it a schooner.
Step 2: Two masts
Draw 2 masts on the deck: a tall one at the back, a shorter one in front, balls on top.
Step 3: The main sail
Draw a big 4-sided sail behind the tall mast, its top a pole from the mast up to the tip.
Step 4: The front sail
Draw a smaller sail the same way from the shorter mast, going back until it almost meets the tall mast.
Step 5: Little triangle sail
From the shorter mast, curve a triangle sail down to the bow, then go straight back to the mast.
Step 6: Flags and stripes
Add a flag at each mast top. Draw 2 lines from each mast across its sail for a stripe.
Step 7: Rim and portholes
Draw a rim line under the deck from end to end. Add 4 round portholes in a row under it.
Step 8: Waves
Draw a row of gentle wave bumps across the paper, just above the boat's bottom. Add a lower row.
Step 9: The sun
In the top right corner draw a circle for the sun with eight short rays all around.
Step 10: Yellow sun, blue sea
Colour the sun yellow. Colour the sea blue from the top wave down to the bottom.
Step 11: Red flags, brown masts
Colour the flags and the sail stripes red, and the masts and balls brown. Leave the sails white.
Step 12: Navy hull
Colour the hull navy down to the water, leaving the rim and portholes white. Your schooner is ready to sail!
Your finished drawing
Follow the steps above and this is where you end up: a schooner, drawn by you.
Every step in one picture
