How to Draw Sailboats

Sailboats travel far and wide, exploring the ocean and seeking out tropical locales. Use our step-by-step instructions to create your own sailboat scenes.

How to Draw Sailboats
Draw this sailboat using the easy directions on this page.

In this section, we'll show you how to draw the above sailboat. Either draw it freehand while looking at your computer monitor or print out this page to get a closer look at each step.

Follow the red lines in each illustration to learn exactly what to draw in that step. The lines drawn in previous steps are shown in gray. Here, we'll show you an illustration of each step and then give you a description of how to draw it.

How to Draw Sailboats: Draw the body and sail of the sailboat.

Step 1: Start the sailboat with two big curved triangles for the sails. Add a pointed shape for the hull.

How to Draw Sailboats: Add a seating area to the sailboat.

Step 2: Draw a curved line to form the side of the hull. Sketch a rectangle with a rounded end for the seating area. Add a fat bracket shape on top of it.

How to Draw Sailboats: Add the mast to the sailboat.

Step 3: Draw the mast between the sails. Add edge lines following the hull. Sketch a V-shape bar to create deck detail, and add lines for depth in the seating area. Draw a small post on the front of the boat.

How to Draw Sailboats: Add details to the sails and seating area.

Step 4: Add rectangular crossbars at the bottom of both sails. Draw detail lines on the V shape and in the seating space. Add detail lines to each sail.

How to Draw Sailboats: Draw wavy lines for water.

Step 5: Draw wavy lines under the boat for the water.

How to Draw Sailboats: Trace the final drawing with a felt-tip pen.

Step 6: Use a felt-tip pen to trace the lines you want to keep. Erase any extra pencil lines.

Explore the ocean's depths with our next drawing project. On the following page, learn to draw a submarine.

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