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How to Draw a Water Tower
Draw a water tower 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 big tank.
Step 1: The big tank
Above the middle draw a big drum, a wide box. Under it draw a smile from corner across to corner.
Step 2: The pointy roof
On the drum draw a wide pointy roof like a hat, wider than the drum. Add a knob on top.
Step 3: Two bands
Draw 2 straight bands across the drum, one high and one low, from side to side.
Step 4: Outside legs
Start on the drum's bottom. Draw a long leg down and out to the ground, and back up. Both sides.
Step 5: Inside legs
Draw 2 more thin legs between them, straighter, from the drum's bottom to the ground.
Step 6: Cross braces
Between the outside leg and inside leg on each side draw 2 flat bars, and a big X between them.
Step 7: The ladder
In the middle draw a ladder from the drum's bottom down to the ground: 2 long lines and 5 rungs.
Step 8: Ground and sun
Draw one ground line under all the legs, from edge to edge. Draw a sun with 8 rays top right.
Step 9: A cloud
High on the left draw a puffy cloud: 4 bumps over the top and 2 shallow bumps underneath.
Step 10: Yellow sun, white cloud
Go over your lines. Colour the sun yellow, and leave the cloud white.
Step 11: Grey legs
Colour the 4 legs grey.
Step 12: Red tank, grey roof
Colour the drum and its round bottom red, and the roof and knob dark grey. Your water tower is done!
Your finished drawing
Follow the steps above and this is where you end up: a water tower, drawn by you.
Every step in one picture
