Easy How to Draw an Airplane Tutorial and Airplane Coloring Page

You can learn how to draw an airplane with this easy step by step tutorial. It has a bit of a tilt, so it looks more realistic than just drawing a simple side view.

You can learn how to draw an airplane with this easy step by step tutorial.
Airplane drawing

Airplanes come in many shapes and sizes, but there is one easy way to categorize them – by how they are propelled forward. Those three categories include jet engine, propeller and rocket engine. Most airplanes are flown by a pilot, but some are designed to be remotely or computer-controlled with drones.

The very first plane, was of course invented by the Wright brothers back in 1903. Since then, aircraft technology continued to develop through the development of the first jetliner in 1952. This tutorial is a nod to that classic looking looking aircraft that was in service for over 50 years.

You can learn how to draw an airplane with this easy step by step tutorial.

Airplane Coloring Page

Airplane Drawing Materials

  • Pencil. The Ticonderoga brand are the most reliable, make nice dark lines when you need them, and are the easiest to erase. Buying the pre-sharpened ones will save busy teachers a lot of time.
  • Eraser. Large ones you can hold in your hand do a much better job than just the pencil tip erasers, especially when erasing leftover pencil lines after tracing.
  • Black Sharpie Marker. These fine point permanent marker pens make nice black outlines, have a good tip for coloring, and never bleed when they get wet. Use them with good ventilation and add extra paper underneath to protect your tables.
  • Prang Crayons. These are a bit softer than other crayons so they sometimes look like oil pastels. They also have a some nice brown shades that Crayola does not have unless you buy their larger boxes.
  • Crayola Crayons. The reliable brand that always works well. The 24 pack has some of my favorite golden orange and yellow colors that seem a bit richer and warmer than the ones Prang has.

How to Draw an Airplane Directions

Time needed:1 hour.

How to Draw an Airplane in 9 Easy Steps

  1. Draw the main fuselage of the plane.

  2. Draw the vertical section of the tail.

  3. Draw the horizontal section of the tail.

  4. Draw the two wings.

  5. Erase the gray line inside the wing.

  6. Draw the two engines.

  7. Erase the gray lines and draw the windows.

  8. Fill the sky with clouds.

  9. Trace with a marker and color.