Learn how to draw a rainbow in just nine easy steps with this step-by-step drawing lesson I’ve prepared for you.
So, I invite you to take a look at this very fascinating drawing lesson in which I tell you how to draw a rainbow. You can see for yourself that this lesson is very simple and contains only the simplest elements for drawing. A detailed description of each step will help you do the job perfectly, even if you are just a beginner artist and don’t have much drawing experience.
I am sure that you have seen rainbows many times and that you are also impressed by this beautiful natural phenomenon. A rainbow is a multicolored arc in the sky that appears when sunlight hits water droplets. A rainbow is not located at a specific distance from the observer but comes from an optical illusion caused by any water droplets viewed from a certain angle relative to a light source. Thus, a rainbow is not an object and cannot be physically approached.
The rainbow usually consists of seven colors, which are red, orange, yellow, green, blue, indigo, and violet. However, in this lesson, you will be depicting a rainbow in a cartoon style rather than a realistic style, so it will consist of just three basic colors. On the sides of the rainbow, there will be clouds.
Materials
- Pencil
- Paper
- Eraser
- Coloring supplies
Time needed: 20 minutes.
How to Draw a Rainbow
- Start drawing the clouds.
You should draw one straight horizontal line at the bottom left corner of your drawing.
- Continue drawing this cloud.
From the end of the previously drawn straight line draw two arcs connected to each other.
- Complete the drawing of this cloud.
Add two more arcs of different sizes to connect the previously drawn lines together.
- Start drawing the second cloud.
Add a straight horizontal line to the bottom right corner of your drawing.
- Continue drawing the second cloud.
Now you should add two arcs of different sizes continuing the previously drawn line.
- Complete the drawing of this cloud.
Add a few more rounded lines to connect the arcs you drew earlier and the straight line.
- Draw the outline of the rainbow.
Add two arcs of different sizes to connect the two previously drawn clouds.
- Add the inside of the rainbow.
Between the two previously drawn arcs of different sizes add two more arcs.
- Color the drawing.
To color this rainbow, use red, shades of blue, and orange.
Traditionally, I have prepared a short PDF version of this tutorial for your convenience. Download this file to come back to this lesson when you want to draw again.
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