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How To Draw A River – 10 Steps (With Pictures)

Last Update: June 30, 2024 Han Sumi

Hi everyone, welcome to my guide how to draw a river.

In this guide, just 10 steps will help you drawing a river with ease!

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  • How to Draw a River – A Step by Step Guide
    • Step 1: Draw a horizontal line near the center of the paper for the horizon line
    • Step 2: Draw the Moutains
    • Step 3: Draw a hot air balloon
    • Step 4: Repeat this process for drawing hot air balloon on the right
    • Step 5: Sketch out the Sky
    • Step 6: Sketch out the River
    • Step 7: Draw the Grasses
    • Step 8: Draw two wavy lines at the bottom of the picture for the bushes as shown the picture
    • Step 9: Draw the flowers on the bushes in the form of small circles and wavy lines
    • Step 10: Coloring

How to Draw a River – A Step by Step Guide

river draw

Step 1: Draw a horizontal line near the center of the paper for the horizon line

realistic river drawing

Step 2: Draw the Moutains

The second step of this guide on how to draw a river will focus on the moutains.

Draw two diagonal lines that meet at the top to form the mountain.

Draw a few irregular, jagged lines for snow rocky outcrops.

Draw some smaller, distant mountains behind the main one to create depth.

drawings of a river

Step 3: Draw a hot air balloon

Draw a hot air balloon on the left as shown the picture.

You can go over a few ideas by how to draw a hot air balloon of us.

easy river drawing

Step 4: Repeat this process for drawing hot air balloon on the right

draw river

Step 5: Sketch out the Sky

Above the mountains draw wavy lines of freeform shapes for the clouds and a circle for the sun.

river drawing easy

Step 6: Sketch out the River

The sixth step of this guide on how to draw a river will focus on the river.

Draw the river starting at a high point like mountains extending down.

Draw winding curved lines for the rivers constantly change direction.

river sketch

Step 7: Draw the Grasses

Draw short, curved lines extending upward to form blades of grass. overlapping them slightly and varying their lengths.

drawing river

Step 8: Draw two wavy lines at the bottom of the picture for the bushes as shown the picture

a drawing of a river

Step 9: Draw the flowers on the bushes in the form of small circles and wavy lines

how to draw a river

Step 10: Coloring

Use blues, grays for the water, browns for steep muddy banks and light greens for grassy shores.

Let creative for your river scene!

river drawing

Drawing a landscape with different style will help you improve your drawing skills.

Be mindful of color choices to bring more interest to your artwork.

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