Watch it draw itself · tap to replay
How to Draw a Street Lamp
Draw a street lamp 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 cap.
Step 1: The cap
Start top left. Draw a dome over, ending on the right. Close it flat. Add a ball on a stick.
Tip Like a little helmet, with the ball on top.
Step 2: The glass box
Start under the cap's left end. Draw a side down, across the bottom, and back up to the cap.
Step 3: Two bars
Draw 2 lines straight down the glass, from the cap to the bottom, so the glass has 3 panes.
Step 4: The flame
Inside the middle pane draw a flame like a teardrop: pointy at the top and round at the bottom.
Step 5: The lamp bottom
Start at the glass's bottom left corner. Draw a shallow tray down, across, and back up to the right corner.
Step 6: The tall pole
From the tray, draw 2 close lines down, stopping near the bottom. Add a curved ring near the top.
Tip A street lamp is mostly pole: the lantern is small and high up.
Step 7: The foot
Start on the ground left of the pole. Go up, slant in, across, slant out and stop on the ground.
Tip Keep it low and wide, like a little hill with a flat top.
Step 8: Ground and grass
Draw a ground line from the foot out to each edge. Add a small grass tuft on each side.
Step 9: Glow lines
A little way out from the glass, draw 3 short glow lines on each side, fanning out.
Step 10: Moon and stars
Top left, draw a moon like a big C with a smaller C inside. Top right, draw 2 stars.
Step 11: Yellow and orange
Colour the glass yellow around the flame, and the moon and stars yellow. Colour the flame orange.
Step 12: Slate lamp
Colour the cap, ball, tray, pole and foot slate grey. Go over your lines and your street lamp is done!
Your finished drawing
Follow the steps above and this is where you end up: a street lamp, drawn by you.
Every step in one picture
