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How to Draw a Well
Draw a well in 11 easy steps, about 8 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 pointy roof.
Step 1: The pointy roof
Near the top, draw a wide pointy roof with a thick brim sticking out both sides, like a hat.
Tip Leave the bottom half of the paper for the stone drum.
Step 2: The rim
Below the middle, draw a long flat oval for the rim, nearly as wide as the roof.
Step 3: Two posts
Under each end of the brim, draw a thin post with 2 lines, from the brim down to the rim.
Step 4: The stone drum
From the rim's left end, draw the drum down and round to the right end. Add an oval inside.
Step 5: The stones
Cover the drum with little rounded stones: a row of flat ovals across the top and another row below.
Step 6: Bar and crank
Draw a bar from the left post across to the right, with a box in the middle. Add a crank.
Tip The crank is a bent handle on the right post, ending in a knob.
Step 7: Rope and bucket
Start under the box. Draw a short rope straight down and stop. Hang a small bucket with a rainbow handle.
Step 8: Ground and daisies
From each side of the drum, draw a ground line out to the edge, with grass and a daisy.
Step 9: Stone and daisies
Colour the drum and rim stone around the stones, and the daisy middles yellow. Leave the petals white.
Step 10: Grey stones, wood posts
Colour the stones grey, and the posts, the box and the bucket wood brown.
Step 11: Red roof, dark water
Colour the roof red and the water in the rim navy. Go over your lines and your well is done!
Your finished drawing
Follow the steps above and this is where you end up: a well, drawn by you.
Every step in one picture
