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How to Draw a Uk Map
Draw a uk map 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: along the bottom.
Step 1: Along the bottom
Start low on the left at a pointed toe. Draw a bumpy line to the right. Stop at a corner.
Tip This is the south coast of England. The long toe is Cornwall.
Step 2: The round bulge
From the corner go up a little and make a dent. Then draw a round bulge. Stop in a notch.
Tip The bulge is the widest part of the map.
Step 3: Up the right side
From the notch draw a bumpy line up, leaning left, with 1 sharp dent. Stop at a corner.
Step 4: The top
From the corner go left into a big V dent, then up to the top. Stop at the left corner.
Tip This is the top of Scotland. It is much thinner than the bottom of the map.
Step 5: Down the left side
From the top corner draw a bumpy line down the left side. Stop at a finger tip pointing down.
Step 6: Notch and bump
From the finger tip go up into a notch, then down and round a bump. Stop in a deep dent.
Step 7: The round side
From the dent go down, round a bump out left, then a curved bay. Stop at a little point.
Tip This side is Wales.
Step 8: Close the island
From the point go right into a deep dent, then back left. Stop at the toe where you began.
Tip Great Britain is done: tall and thin at the top, wide at the bottom.
Step 9: The second island
On the left draw a smaller island, like a rounded box with bumpy edges. Leave sea between the islands.
Tip This is the island of Ireland. It sits beside the middle of the big island.
Step 10: The border line
Across the top right corner of the small island draw a curved line. Start and stop on the coast.
Tip The corner is Northern Ireland, part of the United Kingdom. The rest is another country.
Step 11: Blue sea
Go over your lines. Colour the sea light blue, all around both islands, out to the edges.
Tip Leave both islands white for now.
Step 12: Sandy neighbour
Colour the big part of the small island a sandy colour. It is not in the United Kingdom.
Step 13: Green United Kingdom
Colour the big island and the top corner of the small island green. Your map is done!
Your finished drawing
Follow the steps above and this is where you end up: a uk map, drawn by you.
Every step in one picture
