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How to Draw a River with this how-to video and step-by-step drawing instructions. Simple drawing for kids and beginners.

Please see the drawing tutorial in the video below

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

Step 1

Draw a tree trunk
Create a vertical shape as shown to draw the tree trunk. Add vertical lines to create texture on the surface of the stem.

Step 2

Add Leaves Of Tree
Add the tree’s leaves by first drawing a bumpy circle on top of the tree’s trunk. Don’t forget to draw the leaves attached to the branches by creating curved lines..

Step 3

Draw the terrain
Let’s start creating the shape of the river by drawing the terrain around it as shown in the illustration. Then add some grass by drawing pointed shapes.

Step 4

Creating River Banks
Let’s form the riverbank by drawing lines following the shape of the terrain as shown.

Step 5

Draw the background
First, draw the distant terrain in the background by creating a bumpy line. Next, form the clouds by creating bumpy circular shapes.

Step 6

One more road
Add a path in the lawn by drawing wavy lines.

Step 7

Attach a bridge
Attach a bridge connecting the walkways by first creating the outline of a rectangular box that curves down. Next, add the plank texture by creating repeating lines on the bridge.

Step 8

Draw the current
Draw the river’s flow by drawing lines following the shape of the river.

Step 9

Complete the river drawing
Let’s color the river with a blue pen. Next, use a yellow-green pen to shade the leaves. Now, use a brown pen to color the tree trunk and bridge. Then, color in the grass with a green pencil and the distant terrain in the background with a darker blue pencil. Don’t forget to color the road with a light orange pen and the land at the edge of the river with a light brown pen. Finally, fill in the sky with a light brown pencil and the clouds with a white pencil.

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