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How to Draw a Water Wheel
Draw a water wheel 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: the mill house.
Step 1: The mill house
On the right of your paper draw a box for the mill house standing on the ground.
Step 2: The roof
On top draw a pointed roof poking out past both walls, with a thin edge under it.
Step 3: Door and window
On the house draw an arched door with a knob, and a square window with a cross to the left.
Step 4: The big wheel
Beside the house, on the left, draw a big circle, a smaller one inside, and a small hub.
Tip The wheel is taller than the house wall.
Step 5: Axle and spokes
From the hub draw a bar across to the house wall, and 5 even spokes out to the inner circle.
Step 6: The paddles
Between the 2 circles draw short lines all the way round, evenly spaced, for the paddles.
Step 7: The stream
Under the wheel draw 3 wavy lines to the house, then a line from its corner down to the bottom.
Step 8: The bank
Near the left edge, draw the bank across and down to the bottom. Add ground right of the house.
Step 9: A pine tree
On the bank near the left edge, draw a pine tree with 3 pointy layers and a short trunk.
Step 10: The sun
Draw a sun with short rays in the top right corner.
Step 11: Cream house, yellow sun
Colour the house and the triangle under the roof cream and the sun yellow, leaving the window white.
Step 12: Blue stream, wooden wheel
Colour the stream blue, then the wheel's rim, hub and axle wood brown.
Step 13: Brown roof, green pine
Colour the roof and the door brown and the pine tree green. Your water wheel is done!
Your finished drawing
Follow the steps above and this is where you end up: a water wheel, drawn by you.
Every step in one picture
