How to draw an airplane, step by step
Draw an airplane in five steps: a long rounded body pointing sideways, a wing across the middle, a second wing behind it, an upright tail fin, and a row of windows. It is almost entirely straight lines, which makes it easier than most animals for children who struggle with curves.
Before you start
- Draw the plane side-on and slightly tilted upward. A flat horizontal plane looks parked; a tilted one looks like it is flying.
- The nose is rounded, the tail is not — that difference is what makes it read as a plane.
Step by step
- Draw the long body
- Draw the big wing
- Draw the tall tail fin
- Draw the small back wing
- Draw three round windows
What usually goes wrong
- Putting the wing at the very front. It belongs just past the middle.
- Drawing both wings the same size. The far wing is shorter because it is behind the body.
What age is this for?
Ages 4-8. A good pick for children who say drawing animals is "too hard".
Drawing it in the app
Vehicles are underrated as first drawings — the shapes forgive shaky lines in a way faces do not. Draw Along has the airplane, a fire truck, a helicopter and a train in the same set, so a child who likes this one has somewhere to go next.