Watch it draw itself · tap to replay
How to Draw a Valley
Draw a valley 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 ground.
Step 1: The ground
Low on your paper draw a long straight ground line, almost from edge to edge.
Step 2: A far mountain
From the ground, slant up to a peak in the middle and back down. Add a zigzag snow line.
Step 3: The left hill
Start on the ground just left of the middle. Slope a big hill up and out to the left edge.
Tip Rub out the mountain line inside the hill.
Step 4: The right hill
Start on the ground just right of the middle. Slope a big hill up and out to the right edge.
Tip Rub out the mountain line inside the hill.
Step 5: The river
Start on the left hill. Draw 2 lines winding down to the bottom of the hills. Add 2 ripples.
Step 6: Pine trees
On each hill draw 2 little pine trees: 3 triangles stacked up as one zigzag, with a stubby trunk.
Step 7: The sun
In the top left corner draw a round sun with 8 short rays round it.
Step 8: A cloud
Near the top right draw a small puffy cloud: 4 round bumps over the top and 2 shallow bumps underneath.
Step 9: Yellow sun, green trees
Go over your lines. Colour the sun yellow and the 4 pine trees green.
Step 10: Brown trunks, blue river
Colour the 4 tree trunks brown and the river blue between its 2 lines.
Step 11: Green hills
Colour both hills green, around the trees, right out to the edges.
Step 12: Grey mountain, white snow
Colour the far mountain grey, around the river, and leave the snow on top white.
Your finished drawing
Follow the steps above and this is where you end up: a valley, drawn by you.
Every step in one picture
