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How to Draw a Watermill
Draw a watermill 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 mill house.
Step 1: The mill house
On the left draw a house shape with a pointed top. Add a roof that sticks out past both walls.
Step 2: The door
At the bottom of the house, left of the middle, draw a tall arched door standing on the bottom line.
Step 3: Two windows
Draw a square window with a cross, up and right of the door, and a smaller one under the roof.
Step 4: The big wheel
Against the right wall draw a big wheel circle, its bottom below the house. Add a smaller circle inside.
Tip A stream pushes the paddles to turn the big wooden wheel.
Step 5: Hub and spokes
Draw a small hub circle in the middle. From the hub draw 8 straight spokes out to the inner circle.
Step 6: Paddles
Round the outside of the big circle draw 12 short paddle boards sticking out, spaced evenly all the way round.
Step 7: The bank
From each bottom corner of the house draw a straight bank line out to the edge of your paper.
Step 8: The stream
Below the bank draw a wavy water line from edge to edge of your paper, hidden behind the wheel.
Step 9: The sun
In the top right corner draw a small sun circle with 8 short rays around it.
Step 10: Yellow sun, grey house
Colour the sun yellow. Colour the house stone grey, around the door, the windows and the wheel.
Step 11: Green bank, blue stream
Colour the bank green and the stream blue, around the wheel. Leave between the spokes white.
Step 12: Brown roof and wheel
Colour the roof dark brown, the door and wheel light brown. Go over your lines, and your watermill is done!
Your finished drawing
Follow the steps above and this is where you end up: a watermill, drawn by you.
Every step in one picture
