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How to Draw a Storm Cloud
Draw a storm cloud 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 cloud top.
Step 1: The cloud top
Start on the left, middle of your paper. Draw a rainbow of 5 big bumps over to the right.
Step 2: The cloud bottom
Start at the right end. Draw 3 shallow bumps across to the left until you meet the start.
Step 3: Two big eyes
Below the middle of the cloud draw 2 big eggy eyes. Colour a black dot in each, leaving a speck.
Step 4: A smile
Under the eyes draw a small U smile, starting below one eye and stopping below the other.
Step 5: A lightning bolt
From the bottom of the cloud draw a zigzag lightning bolt down to a point, back up to the cloud.
Step 6: Slanting rain
On each side of the bolt draw 2 slanting rain lines falling from the cloud, and 2 more lower down.
Step 7: A puddle
Near the bottom of the paper draw a long flat oval puddle, nearly as wide as the cloud.
Step 8: Ripples
Inside the puddle draw 2 short curved ripple lines, one near each end, not touching the edge.
Step 9: Yellow bolt
Colour the lightning bolt bright yellow.
Step 10: Blue puddle
Colour the puddle water blue.
Step 11: Slate cloud
Colour the cloud slate grey, going around the eyes. Leave the eyes white. Go over your lines!
Your finished drawing
Follow the steps above and this is where you end up: a storm cloud, drawn by you.
Every step in one picture
