Week 4: Oct 1-5

                                                  How to Draw a Tank

MATERIALS:

  • drawing paper
  • pencil
  • marker color
  • black marker
  • pencil color

DIRECTIONS:

  • Use a curved line to draw an irregular shape. This outlines the turret on top of the tank.
  • Detail the turret. Use a curved line to outline a partial circle on one side and a rounded rectangle on top. Draw a vertical curved line to form the radio antenna, and shade a small circle at the top.
  • Draw the gun barrel by extending a pair of straight parallel lines. In the end, draw a round-cornered rectangle to form the gun muzzle.
  • Draw the top of the tank. Draw a curved line below the turret, hooking downward beneath the gun. Connect the turret to the top of the tank with a pair of short curved lines. Behind the turret, draw a rectangle with rounded corners. Draw straight vertical lines across it.
  • Draw the side skirt of the tank. Draw a curved line along the bottom of the tank's top. Then, use a long curved line to enclose the rounded trapezoid shape of the wheel track.
  • Draw another upside-down trapezoid overlapping the skirt. Draw another curved line parallel to the wheel track.
  • Draw the drive sprocket at the upper tip of the wheel track using two small circles. Then, draw the first of the road wheels. Use curved lines to draw a circle within a partial circle.
  • Draw two more road wheels. Each should be a circle within a larger circle, filling the gap between the top and bottom of the wheel track.
  • Draw the final roadwheel and the rear drive sprocket, using two circles for each.
  • Color your tank. Tanks are often camouflaged in shades of green and brown.