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How to Draw a Waterspout
Draw a waterspout 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 storm cloud.
Step 1: The storm cloud
Start at the left. Draw 6 bumps over the top, 5 bumps along the bottom, and stop at the start.
Step 2: The funnel
From the cloud draw a funnel twisting down to the sea. It bends and gets thin at the foot.
Tip A waterspout is a tornado over the sea. Its foot sucks up spray.
Step 3: Two big eyes
Near the top of the funnel draw 2 round eyes a little apart, with a shiny dot in each.
Step 4: A smile
Under the eyes draw a happy smile, with a small oval cheek beside each end.
Step 5: Swirl stripes
Draw 3 curved stripes across the lower funnel, one above the other, each curving up like a smile.
Step 6: The sea
Draw 3 wavy lines right across the paper for the sea. The first one touches the foot of the funnel.
Step 7: Spray
Where the foot meets the water draw spray flying up: 2 curved lines each side and a few little drops.
Step 8: A sailboat
On the sea on the right draw a little boat: a flat box hull and a triangle sail.
Step 9: Gulls
Draw a little gull on each side of the funnel, 2 curved bumps like a wide M.
Step 10: Pink cheeks, grey funnel
Colour the cheeks pink, then the funnel light grey around the eyes and cheeks. Leave the eyes white.
Step 11: Dark grey cloud
Colour the storm cloud dark grey. Leave the sail white.
Step 12: Blue sea, brown boat
Colour the sea blue around the boat, then the boat brown. Go over your lines and your waterspout is done!
Your finished drawing
Follow the steps above and this is where you end up: a waterspout, drawn by you.
Every step in one picture
