Magic Lines, ages 5 to 7
How to draw Rain and Grass
A rain cloud, falling dots of rain and a row of grass. You will learn the first two marks every picture is made of, the dot and the straight line, and make a pale cloud dark just by pressing harder.
No account needed to try it.
- Level
- First steps
- Time
- 8 minutes
- Steps
- 6
- Ages
- 5 to 7
How to draw Rain and Grass
What you need
- Paper Plain printer paper is perfect.
- Felt-tip markers Washable ones, with a black for outlines.
- Crayons Wax crayons or oil pastels.
Step by step
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01Big shapes
A rain cloud
Draw a big cloud across the top of the page: bumpy on top, flat underneath.
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02Big shapes
Dots of rain
Tap dots of rain under the cloud, in lines going straight down. Tap, tap, tap!
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03Big shapes
The ground
Draw one long straight line across the bottom of the page. That is the ground.
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04Details
Grass stalks
Start at the top and pull each grass line down. Stop on the ground line!
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05Colour
Soft, then hard
Colour the cloud grey. Press softly at the top and harder at the bottom.
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06Finishing touches
Dot flowers
Make it yours: add dot flowers to the grass. One dot, then dots all round it.
Ages 5 to 7
