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How to Draw a Space Center

13 steps · Medium · about 10 min

Draw a space center 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 rocket body.

Step 1: The rocket body
On the right half of your paper, draw a tall standing box for the rocket body.
Tip The rocket is the hero here: make it big and tall.
Step 2: The nose cone
Start at the top left corner. Curve up to a rounded point and back down to the top right corner.
Step 3: Two fins
On each side of the body, draw a fin slanting down and out to a point below the bottom.
Step 4: Window and stripe
Draw a big round window high up. Lower down, rule 2 stripe lines from one side across to the other.
Step 5: A friendly face
Between the window and the stripe, draw 2 big round black eyes with white shines, and a wide smile under.
Step 6: Nozzle and flames
Draw a flaring nozzle from the bottom line back to it. Add a pointed flame with a smaller flame inside.
Step 7: Pad, legs and tower
Draw a pad, a leg from each fin, and a tower on the left with an arm to the rocket.
Step 8: The big building
On the left, draw a big box building, shorter than the rocket. Add a tall arched door at the bottom.
Step 9: Flag, star and badge
On the building, draw a box flag, a star and a round badge. Rule a ground line under everything.
Step 10: Yellow flame, sky body
Colour the little flame yellow. Colour the rocket body sky blue, around the face and window.
Step 11: Orange fire, grey metal
Colour the big flame orange around the yellow. Colour the nozzle, pad, legs, tower and arm grey.
Step 12: Red cone, fins, star
Colour the nose cone, fins, stripe band, flag stripe and star red.
Step 13: Navy door and window
Colour the arched door, the window and the badge navy. Leave the building white. Go over your lines!