How to Draw Steam
In this tutorial, I’ll show you how to draw steam using a few simple curved lines. You’ll learn how to create the soft, flowing shapes in a few simple steps.
How to Draw Steam: Basic Information
Steam may look complicated, but it is usually made up of smooth shapes that gradually become wider and lighter as they rise.
Steam is often added to drawings of hot drinks, food, trains, kettles, and many other everyday objects. In this guide, we’ll draw a simple version that you can easily use in many different scenes.
After learning this technique, you’ll be able to add steam to many of your future drawings.
Step-by-Step Steam Drawing Tutorial
Materials
- Pencil
- Paper
- Eraser
- Coloring supplies
Time needed: 30 minutes
How to Draw Steam
- Draw the bottom of the steam.
Depict the small horizontal line and add smooth lines at the top to depict the column of steam.
- Depict the cloud of the steam.
At the top of the column, depict the cloud of the steam using jagged wavy lines.
- Add the bottom of the steam cloud.
Draw another wavy line as shown in the example.
- Detail the steam column.
Carefully draw a few thin longitudinal lines.
- Sketch out the steam clouds.
At the bottom of the drawing, add few more clouds of the steam of different sizes.
- Detail the steam cloud.
Add many short, curved lines to the top cloud of the steam.
- Color the drawing.
For coloring, you will need a light blue color.
Additional Content
I’ve put together a free PDF file for all the aspiring young artists out there! This easy-to-follow guide is packed with all the steps you need to learn how to draw steam, and it’s absolutely free.
You can download it and start practicing right away, no internet connection needed. So whether you’re at home, on a trip, or just away from the web, you can keep honing your awesome drawing skills!
Steamy Illustration Ideas for Kids
Steam is a simple detail that can make many drawings look more interesting.
You can add it above a mug drawing or a coffee cup drawing to show that the drink is hot.
It also works well with a pot drawing or a train drawing, where rising steam is an important part of the scene.
After learning this guide, try adding steam to other drawings whenever you want to show heat or movement. A few simple curved lines are often enough to make the scene look more natural.
Conclusion
Now you know how to draw steam and can use it in many different drawings. If you’d like to continue practicing, try my cloud drawing tutorial to work with larger, softer shapes.
You can also follow the smoke drawing guide and compare the different ways these flowing forms can be drawn.
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