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How to Draw a Swamp
Draw a swamp 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 water.
Step 1: The water
Start at the left edge below the middle. Draw a soft wobbly water line across to the right edge.
Step 2: The far bank
Start at the left edge above the water. Draw a soft hill line behind it, ending at the right edge.
Step 3: A bare tree
Start on the right of the bank. Draw a trunk up that splits into 3 pointy bare branches.
Tip No leaves: swamp trees are spooky and bare.
Step 4: A stump
Start on the left of the bank. Draw a short stump up and stop on the bank. Oval on top.
Step 5: Lily pads
On the water draw 2 flat oval lily pads. Give each a short line from its middle to its edge.
Step 6: Cattails
On the bank, right of the tree, draw 3 tall thin reeds. Put a fat sausage on top of each.
Step 7: Peeping eyes
On the left of the water draw 2 little bumps poking up. Put a black dot in each.
Step 8: Ripples and bubbles
Draw 3 short curved ripples on the water and 2 little bubbles near the middle.
Step 9: Grass
On the bank draw 2 tufts of grass, each 3 blades fanning up from one spot.
Step 10: Tan bank
Colour the bank tan, going round the tree and the stump.
Step 11: Green pads and water
Colour the lily pads leaf green. Colour the water green around the pads and eyes, and leave the eyes white.
Step 12: Brown trunks and cattails
Colour the tree, the stump and the cattail tops brown. Your swamp is done!
Your finished drawing
Follow the steps above and this is where you end up: a swamp, drawn by you.
Every step in one picture
