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How to Draw a Sunset
Draw a sunset 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: sea line.
Step 1: Sea line
Below the middle of your paper draw a long straight sea line from the left edge over to the right.
Step 2: Setting sun
On the sea line, start left of the middle. Draw a big rainbow like a grapefruit, down to the right.
Tip Only the top half shows: the bottom has dipped into the sea.
Step 3: Happy face
Draw 2 big eyes with a dot and shine, a U smile from eye to eye, and 2 oval cheeks.
Step 4: Five pointy rays
Around the top of the sun draw 5 pointy rays. Start on the curve, go out to a point, back.
Step 5: Sparkle lines
Between every 2 rays, a little way out from the sun, draw one short straight sparkle line.
Step 6: Waves
Under the sea line draw 3 short wavy lines: one left, one right, one lower in the middle.
Step 7: Sun shimmer
Under the sun draw 3 short straight lines across the water, one under the other, getting wider.
Step 8: A sailboat
On the left, low on the water, draw a little boat with 2 triangle sails, one tall, one small.
Step 9: Birds and cloud
In the sky on the right draw 2 little flying birds: flat M's. On the left draw a puffy cloud.
Step 10: Yellow rays, pink cheeks
Colour all 5 rays yellow and the 2 cheeks pink.
Step 11: Orange sun, red sails
Colour the sun orange, around the eyes and cheeks, and the sails red. Leave the eyes white.
Step 12: Blue sea
Colour the sea blue, down to the bottom edge, going around the boat. Go over your lines!
Your finished drawing
Follow the steps above and this is where you end up: a sunset, drawn by you.
Every step in one picture
