How to Draw Biplanes in 7 Steps

This easy-to-draw biplane has realistic details that make your drawing authentic. When you've perfected this technique, you can fill the skies with your own air show.

In this article, we'll show you how to draw the above biplane. Either draw it freehand while looking at your computer monitor or print out this page to get a closer look at each step.

Follow the red lines in each illustration to learn exactly what to draw in that step. The lines drawn in previous steps are shown in gray. Here, we'll show you an illustration of each step and then give you a description of how to draw it.

Ready to get started? Check out the next page for the first step.

Contents

Draw the Body and Wings
Add the Propeller and Tail
Add the Landing Gear
Add the Cockpit
Add Stripes to the Wings
Finish Adding Detail to the Body
Add the Final Touches

1. Draw the Body and Wings

Start drawing the plane with a long oval for the main body. Put a short, rounded-off rectangle on both sides of the body to create the lower wings. Add a longer, rounded-off rectangle with a notch in the middle to form the top wings.

On the next page, we'll work on the tail and propeller.

2. Add the Propeller and Tail

Sketch three rounded triangles for the tail. Draw a curved line near the tip of the plane to form the nose. Sketch a doorknob shape at the plane's tip. Add a cone and two long, thin ovals to form the propeller.

On the next page, we'll add the landing gear.

3. Add the Landing Gear

Sketch a wedge shape at the front and back of the plane to create the wheel supports. Draw three wheels -- one small one under the tail and two larger ones under the wings. Add rectangular support beams from the bottom wings to the top wings and two from the body to the top wings.

On the next page, we'll add the cockpit.

4. Add the Cockpit

Sketch the lines for the windshield at the indented part of the top wing. Just behind that, draw two half-ovals to create the seat. Sketch an oval and some small circles to add detail to the nose. Draw a star inside of a circle on the tip of the top wing.

We'll add some stripes to the wings on the next page.

5. Add Stripes to the Wings

Draw wide stripes on the upper wings and midway on the body.

We'll work on adding detail to the rest of the plane on the next page.

6. Finish Adding Detail to the Body

Add detail lines on the front wheel, nose, wings, and tail.

We're almost done. We'll finish our drawing on the next page.

7. Add the Final Touches

Use a felt-tip pen to trace the lines you want to keep. Erase the extra pencil lines.

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