Draw a Train
Trains are fun to draw! This tutorial will show you how to draw a bullet train and a cartoon train.
Contents
Steps
A Classic Locomotive
- Draw a cylinder for the steam engine.
- Draw a trapezoid and a rectangle below it for the drivers cabin.
- Draw three rectangles on top of the steam engine. Draw a funnel on top of the left most rectangle.
- Draw two triangles beside each other below the steam engine for the front of the train.
- Draw a rectangle and a square below the steam engine.
- Draw ovals of different sizes to make the wheels. Draw the largest ovals in the rear part of the train.
- Draw a series of lines in the wheels.
- Based on the outlines, draw the main body of the train.
- Draw the details of the train and draw vertical lines below the train to make the railroad.
- Erase unnecessary outlines.
- Color your train.
A Bullet Train
- Draw two rectangles, one bigger than the other.
- Draw lines to connect the edges of both rectangles for the front of the train.
- Draw two lines from the large rectangle to the edge of your paper to make your train very long for the body.
- Draw a set of lines for the front and side windows of the train.
- Draw a set of trapezoids for the wheels and front lights of the train.
- Draw a series of lines on top of the train for the antenna.
- Draw the train based on the outlines.
- Draw the details such as windows, stripes, wheels, and lights.
- Erase unnecessary outlines.
- Draw lines in front of the train to make the railroad.
- Color your train.
An Alternative Bullet Train
- Draw a triangle and a rectangle. Draw a border around these shapes to come up with the shape of a bullet train.
- Sketch another rectangle adjacent to the shape you made earlier. You can add as many rectangles you want depending on how long you wish the bullet train is. Panget
- Draw small rectangles at the bottom of the bullet train. Place these rectangles on the area where you imagine the wheels to be in.
- Add small circles for the wheels.
- Sketch the train’s doors using upright rectangles and the windows using squares.
- Add outlines for the design to help you in adding colour to the train. You can be very creative in the design you choose, this example uses lines for design.
- Color the train as desired.
Classic Cartoon Train
- Sketch a rough outline of the train using rectangles and squares.
- Add the wheels using circles, make the third wheel bigger than the rest.
- Erase the lines in the middle of each circle and add windows using squares.
- Add details to the wheels by drawing smaller circles inside each wheel.
- Add details on the bumper of the train using basic shapes like triangles and squares.
- Sketch the train’s roof.
- Add design on the train’s body.
- Color the drawing.
Things You'll Need
- Paper
- Pencil
- Pencil sharpener
- Eraser
- Colored pencils, crayons, markers or watercolors