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How to Draw the Sydney Opera House
Draw the Sydney Opera House 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 platform.
Step 1: The platform
A little below the middle, draw a long low flat box, a bit wider at the bottom than the top.
Step 2: Platform steps
Draw 2 long lines across the platform, evenly spaced, for the big steps.
Step 3: The biggest sail
Start on the middle of the platform. Swoop up to a sharp point, then curve back down to the platform.
Step 4: The left sail
Behind the big sail on the left, draw a second sail the same way, a little lower.
Tip Rub out any lines inside the big sail.
Step 5: The right sails
On the right, draw 2 more sails, each smaller and lower than the last, like a row of shells.
Step 6: Sail ribs
Inside the 3 bigger sails, draw one line from the platform up towards each point.
Step 7: The water
Draw the water line from the platform's bottom corners to the paper's edges, and a long wave lower down.
Step 8: The sailboat
On the long wave, draw a little flat boat with a triangle sail.
Step 9: Sun and cloud
Top right, draw a round sun with 8 short rays. Top left, add a little puffy cloud.
Step 10: White sails
Colour the 4 big sails and the boat's little sail white, pressing softly so the lines show.
Step 11: Sand platform, yellow sun
Colour the platform sand and the sun yellow.
Step 12: Blue water, wooden boat
Colour the water blue around the boat and the boat wood brown. Go over your lines, and you're done!
Your finished drawing
Follow the steps above and this is where you end up: the Sydney Opera House, drawn by you.
Every step in one picture
