How To Draw A Volcano Easy Step By Step

How To Draw A Volcano with this how-to video and step-by-step drawing instructions. Easy drawing tutorial for beginners and kids.

Please see the drawing tutorial in the video below

You can refer to the simple step-by-step drawing guide belo

Step 1

Start by drawing a line that forms the crater in the center of your paper. This creates the top part of the volcano.

Make sure that the crater will be drawn in the center by creating reference lines. Just draw an intersecting horizontal and vertical line on your paper and use that as a guide.

The point where the two lines meet marks the spot where you should draw the crater.

Then, once you’ve finished drawing the volcano, simply erase the reference lines to keep your drawing neat and organized.

Step 2

Draw the crater at the top
Enlarge the crater’s lines by drawing multiple elongated lines with curved bottoms of various sizes.

When drawn correctly, this will resemble a trickle effect. This creates lava flows out of the crater or vent of the volcano.

Step 3

Then Draw the Lava Stream of the Volcano
Repeat the previous step until the dripping effect covers the entire bottom of the crater.

This completes the lava flowing out of the crater.

Step 4

Now let’s draw the entire structure of the volcano
Draw a slightly curved diagonal line on each side below the lava flow. This forms the structure or body of the volcano.

Remember that both sides of the volcano should align with the edges of the lava flow, as shown in the illustration above.

Step 5

Draw the ground below the volcano
Draw a slightly curved horizontal line just below the volcano.

This creates the ground where the volcano is standing.

Step 6

Draw the ash cloud coming out of the crater
Draw a continuous scalloped line until it forms an ash cloud midway.

Remember that the ash cloud will come out of the crater and into the sky.

Step 7

Perfecting the ash cloud coming out of the volcano
Repeat the previous step to complete the structure of the ash cloud. At this point, the ash cloud escaping from the crater will be fully formed.

When drawn correctly, it should resemble a cloud hovering in mid-air above a crater or volcanic vent.

Step 8

Next, draw some drops of molten lava
Draw multiple teardrop shapes of different sizes around the crater. This creates the illusion that molten lava is splashing in different directions.

This also adds an artistic effect to your volcano drawing!

Step 9

Some more details on the body of the volcano
Volcanoes and even mountains do not have a perfectly pointed cone shape. Most of them have ridges and bumps on the surface, so that’s exactly what we’ll be drawing in this step.