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How to Draw a Watering Can
Draw a watering can 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 rim.
Step 1: The rim
Left of the middle, draw a flat oval a hand across. Draw a smaller oval just inside it.
Step 2: The can
Start at each end of the oval. Draw a long line down, stopping near the bottom. Join with a smile.
Step 3: Two big eyes
On the front of the can, draw 2 big egg eyes. Add a big black dot and a white shine.
Step 4: The spout
On the right side, draw a long tube slanting up right, a hand long, getting thinner to the end.
Tip Wide where it joins the can, narrow at the tip.
Step 5: Smile and cheeks
Under the eyes, draw a wide U smile. Add a small flat oval cheek beside each end.
Step 6: The sprinkler
On the end of the spout, draw a tilted oval wider than the tube. Put 5 little dots on it.
Step 7: Handle and band
Draw a thick rainbow handle, its feet on the back of the rim. Under the rim, draw a smile band.
Step 8: Water drops
Under the sprinkler, draw 3 little teardrops falling, points up.
Step 9: Ground and shadow
Draw a long ground line right under the can. Add a thin flat half oval under it for its shadow.
Step 10: A flower
On the left, draw a small flower with 5 petals. Start under it, draw a stem, stop on the ground.
Step 11: Pink cheeks, yellow flower
Go over your lines. Colour the cheeks pink and the flower's middle yellow.
Step 12: Blue drops, green can
Colour the drops sky blue. Colour the can under the band and the spout green, leaving the eyes white.
Step 13: Grey metal and shadow
Colour the shadow light grey, then the sprinkler, handle, rim and band dark grey. Your watering can is done!
Your finished drawing
Follow the steps above and this is where you end up: a watering can, drawn by you.
Every step in one picture
