Draw a Plane
Learn how to draw an airplane by following the simple steps in this tutorial.
Contents
Steps
A Boeing 747 Plane
- Draw an oval for the front part of the plane.
- Draw a curve on the left part of the oval for the nose and a semi rectangle for the plane fuselage.
- Draw a triangle for the back part then draw a trapezoid above it for the tail fin.
- Draw a set of semi trapezoids for the wings and stabilizer.
- Draw another small trapezoid for the winglets and small triangles for the funnel connector.
- Draw a set of ovals for the funnels.
- Based on the outline, draw the whole body of the plane.
- Add details such as the windows, doors, wing details and funnel details.
- Erase unnecessary lines!
- Color your airplane!
A Cartoon Airplane
- Draw a long curved shape. Note that the left end looks more like a C.
- Draw an inverted version of the first curve you have drawn on top to connect the ends of the curves to produce a rough outline of the airplane’s body.
- Sketch the airplane’s wings on each side using a slanted rectangle.
- Draw a quadrilateral shape on the rear part of the plane to serve as the horizontal and vertical stabilizer.
- Erase unnecessary lines from the outline.
- Draw curved lines beneath the wings for the engine.
- Add details to the plane like windows and doors.
- Color the drawing and add clouds or other planes for details.
A Boeing 787 Plane
- Draw a slanted cylinder for the fuselage
- Draw two an arc for the nose and a sharp curve for the back part of the plane.
- Draw a trapezoid at the back part for the tail fin.
- Draw another series of trapezoids for the wings and horizontal stabilizer.
- Draw two cylinders attached to each wing for the funnels.
- Based on the outline, Draw the whole body of the plane.
- Add details such as the windows, doors, wing details and funnel details.
- Erase the unnecessary outlines.
- Color your airplane.
A Cessna 172
- Draw a big X shape at the center of the paper. This will be the guide in drawing the plane. Press down lightly with your pencil so that it is easy to erase.
- Using one of the slanted lines as guide, draw a rectangular shape on the lower left side. Add a triangular shape connected to the rectangle extending towards the right upper line. Remember to skip the pointed end of the triangle, instead, replace it with a small slanted line so that it appears to have four angles. This will serve as the body of the plane.
- To make it appear three dimensional, reproduce the same shape on the bottom of the original one and connect it with vertical lines.
- Draw the cockpit or flight deck of the airplane using quadrilaterals on top of the plane’s body.
- Draw extended rectangles on each side of the plane for the wings.
- Add the horizontal and vertical stabilizers of the rear part of the plane.
- Draw the landing gear using a circle and connect this to the plane using slanted lines.
- Draw the propeller and spinner on the frontal part of the airplane.
- Erase unnecessary lines and refine details of the drawing.
- Add color to the drawing.
Things You'll Need
- Paper
- Pencil
- Pencil sharpener
- Eraser
- Colored pencils, crayons, markers or watercolors