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How to Draw a Submersible
Draw a submersible 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: round body.
Step 1: Round body
In the middle of your paper, draw a big round body, like a fat ball, a little flat on top.
Tip A submersible is a little round diving pod, not a long tube.
Step 2: Porthole and hatch
On the right, draw a big round porthole with a circle inside. On top, add a box hatch and dome.
Step 3: Landing feet
Under the body, draw 2 little landing feet, one each side: a line down, a short flat foot, back up.
Step 4: The propeller
On the left, draw a propeller ring on a short bar. Inside, add a tiny hub with 3 curved blades.
Step 5: The robot arm
From the lower right of the body, draw a thick arm down to a round elbow, then up and out.
Step 6: The claw
On the end of the arm, draw a round joint with 2 curved pincers opening like a C.
Step 7: Headlight
On the top right of the body, draw a small round headlight.
Step 8: Sea surface and bubbles
Near the top, draw wave bumps from edge to edge. Under them, draw 3 bubbles rising from the hatch.
Step 9: Floor, weed, fish
Draw a bumpy sand line along the bottom. Add a wavy seaweed leaf on each side and a little fish.
Step 10: Yellow pod, sandy floor
Go over your lines. Colour the body, hatch and dome yellow, round the porthole and light. Colour the floor sand.
Step 11: Grey metal
Colour the landing feet, propeller, arm and claw grey.
Step 12: Sky glass, orange fish
Colour the porthole glass and the headlight sky blue, and the little fish orange.
Step 13: Green weed, blue sea
Colour the seaweed green. Colour all the water blue, around the submersible, fish and weed. Leave the bubbles white.
Your finished drawing
Follow the steps above and this is where you end up: a submersible, drawn by you.
Every step in one picture
