Below you’ll find an easy step-by-step tutorial for how to draw an Umbrella Tutorial and a Coloring Page. A few pre-printed dots help beginner artists get off to a good start.
Umbrella Drawing
Drawing and Umbrellas
Drawing an umbrella is a fun rainy day activity, but really, it works any day at all. And when students learn how to draw one from a slightly turned side view, the result feels much more interesting and dynamic.
Student Umbrella Art from Spain
Teacher inspiration – adding a poem to the drawing!
Using a dot template to get started
This tutorial is a bit of a cross between a connect the dots, and a DIY project. My experience is that elementary students need a bit of help in setting up an evenly spaced octagon, but providing the entire shape doesn’t help them think things out. The solution? A template that you can print that has just the eight dots so their umbrella gets off to a good start, and the rest will be up to them. There’s a tutorial below for this solid color version, and another for the fancier pattern version further down on this page. I hope one of them is the perfect support for your students learning how to draw an umbrella!
Time Lapse drawing of an Umbrella
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Umbrella Coloring Page
Materials to Draw an Umbrella
Colored Pencils or Crayons
A larger pack will offer more color choices.
Sharpie Markers Black
A permanent marker will give you a dark black color.
Pencils
I like how this brand always makes nice dark lines.
Drawing Paper
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Step by Step Directions
Time needed: 45 minutes
How to Draw an Umbrella
- Print dot template page.
- Connect outside the octagon.
- Connect dots to make an X.
- Draw another X.
- Start the shirt below.
- Add shorts or pants.
- Draw legs and boots.
- Add puddle, horizon and clouds,
- Trace with marker and color.
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