How to Draw a Houseboat with this how-to video and step by step drawing instructions. Sharpen a pencil and follow along with these clear 7 drawing steps. You’ll learn the basics for drawing a houseboat complete with a seascape background!
Please see the drawing tutorial in the video below
You can refer to the simple step by step drawing guide below
Step 1. First, Add the roof
First, add the roof by drawing two slanted rectangles as shown.
Step 2. Next, draw the walls
Next, draw the walls of the boathouse by creating three vertical lines connected by a horizontal line.
Step 3. Shape the sides of the raft
Form the sides of the rafters by creating short diagonal lines connected by a wavy horizontal line.
Step 4. Sketch details of the boat house
Let’s sketch out the details on the house board. First, draw circles for windows and lifebuoys. Next, draw a U shape to draw the door. Let’s continue drawing the details of the boat house! Start drawing inner circles on the window. Now, draw four lines on the lifebuoy and then create a thin rectangle to draw the lifebuoy hook. Finally, draw diagonal lines on the roof.
Step 5. Shape the sides of the raft
Form the sides of the rafters by creating short diagonal lines connected by a wavy horizontal line.
Step 6. Add boat roof details
Add details on the boat’s roof with regular parallel lines on the roof
Step 7. Add background
Add the background by first drawing a long horizontal line down the middle. Next, create bumpy shapes to draw the clouds. Then, draw small wavy horizontal lines to create waves, and add mountain ranges and uprooted trees in the distance at the foot of the mountains.
Step 8. Complete the boathouse drawing
Complete the houseboat drawing by coloring the walls with an orange pen. Next, shade the top and bottom of the lifebuoy, the edges of the doors and windows with a red pencil.
Don’t forget to color the left and right sides of the lifebuoy and clouds with white crayon. Now, paint the roof and inside of the window with a purple pencil. Then, color the raft with a brown pencil.
Finally, color the sky and water with different shades of blue.
