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How to Draw a Trimaran
Draw a trimaran 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 middle hull.
Step 1: The middle hull
Below the middle draw a tall tub like a big cup, with room each side. Add 3 round portholes.
Tip A trimaran has 3 hulls: a big one and 2 small ones.
Step 2: 2 side hulls
Draw a smaller tub on each side of the big hull, a gap away, both a little shorter.
Step 3: The beams
Join the hulls with 2 flat beams near their tops: left hull to middle hull, middle hull to right hull.
Step 4: The mast
From the middle hull draw a tall post almost to the top of the paper. Add a ball on top.
Step 5: The big sail
Start on the mast below the ball. Draw a big belly curve down to a point over the right hull.
Step 6: The front sail
Start lower on the left of the mast. Draw a belly curve down to a point over the hull.
Step 7: Flag and band
Under the ball draw a short flag streaming left from the mast. Add a band across the big sail.
Step 8: Waves
From the left edge draw wave bumps across the hull bottoms to the right edge. Add a lower row.
Step 9: The sun
In the top left corner draw a circle for the sun with 8 short rays all around.
Step 10: Yellow sun, blue sea
Colour the sun yellow, then the sea blue from the top wave down.
Step 11: Teal hulls, red flag
Colour all 3 hulls teal down to the water, leaving the portholes white. Colour the flag and the band red.
Step 12: Brown mast and beams
Colour the beams, mast and ball brown. Leave the sails white. Your trimaran is ready to sail!
Your finished drawing
Follow the steps above and this is where you end up: a trimaran, drawn by you.
Every step in one picture
