Hi matey! Are you a pirate fan and dream of having your own ship? Does the drawing of a fearsome ship inspire you to pick up pencil and paper? Then you’ve come to the right place.
Welcome to our online store. Pirates are our specialty. We’ve already shown you how to draw a pirate, and now we’d like to show you the flagship of our sea pirates. You’re allowed to climb aboard and learn how to draw a pirate ship with this simple, step-by-step tutorial. 🤓
What do you need? Simply a pencil, a sheet of paper, an eraser, and if you like, colored pencils to really polish up your drawing. We’re going to show you 2 drawings of pirate ships to make. The first is perfect for children. The second is ideal for adults and slightly older children.
Ready to go? Hop aboard, young buccaneer! 🔥THE MOST POPULAR PRODUCTS🔥
Just before we start drawing, let’s find out what a pirate is and what he represents:
Pirates really did exist, they’re not just imaginary characters as many people think! Pirates have existed since time immemorial. The first acts of piracy are attributed to the ancient Greeks, Romans and Phoenicians who sailed the Mediterranean. In the Middle Ages, Vikings and Moors were the pirates of Europe. ☠️
As trade spread around the world, pirates were better known as boucaniers and sailed the Caribbean Sea. They were the “classic” pirates we imagine with beards, eye patches, parrots and wooden legs.
Pirates still exist today, although they don’t sport skull symbols on their ships or all the other stereotypes of the time. The pure and simple definition of a pirate today is someone who commits theft at sea, seizes ships or other objects, smuggles goods on the water or commits any other criminal act.
Drawing of a Pirate Ship 1
Without further ado, let’s start drawing our first ship. This is the more accessible of the two designs we’re presenting today. Perfect for kids. 😁
1) The Ship Line
Start by drawing a long, curved line. This will allow you to draw the deck of the ship. This is the line that represents the edge (or height) of the boat.
2) The Sea
Draw a wavy curved line below the initial line to represent water. Then draw a curved line from each end of the ship deck down to the water. You’ve now drawn the ship’s hull. 🛳
3) Hull lines
Draw curved lines on the hull, following the curve of the deck. These lines add the texture of wood planks to the ship.
4) Rear railing
Next, draw the railing at the stern of the ship. Draw pairs of short straight lines upwards from the ship deck. Then connect the vertices of the lines with a longer curved line.
5) The ship’s bow
Draw the beaupré, a long piece of wood that supports the sails, starting from the bow, i.e. the front of the ship. Extend two curved lines from the bow and let them meet in a rounded point. Next, draw a railing along the bow. Draw pairs of short straight lines upwards from the deck and connect them at the top with a curved line. ✍️
6) The Mast
Draw the mast, a long wooden beam that supports the sails. Draw two long, straight, parallel lines extending upwards from the ship. Connect the top lines with a circular shape.
7) Draw the Sails
First, at the bottom of the mast, draw a large square shape using curved lines. This represents the main sail. Above the mainsail, draw another curved square. This represents the mainsail. From each corner of the sails, draw a long curved line that extends to the ship’s deck. These lines represent the rigging, the ropes that support and move the sails. ⛵️
8) Flag and skull
At the top of the flagpole, draw a pennant, a small flag. Use curved lines to form a rectangular shape. Then add to the ship the most pirate of all symbols, the skull and crossbones (on the main sail). 💀
Circle an irregular shape, larger at the top. Draw circles to represent eyes and nostrils. Uses a rectangle with horizontal lines to draw mouth and teeth. Extends pairs of lines from the skull in four directions and wraps the ends using two curved lines each to represent the bones.
9) Ship coloring
Now it’s time to color your boat! Feel free to choose the colors you prefer. You don’t have to reproduce ours exactly…
Drawing of Pirate Ship 2
Let’s move on to our second ship. This one’s on a different level… It’s a little more complex to make than our first example. But it’s still accessible to children who enjoy coloring and drawing. We recommend that you read our advice carefully and be patient! Wanting to go too fast is never a good thing in the cursed world of pirates. 🤫
1) Draw the Hull
To begin with, draw the boat’s main elongated, triangular shape.
2) Adding the Bridge
Adds an angular shape to the back of the boat. Draw a line along the side and continue to form a post that extends from the front of the boat. Bring the line back along the far side of the hull.
3) The Shell
Highlights the shape of the back and top of the boat hull to give depth and create the ship’s deck. Uses stacked rectangles to add detail to the aft deck and steps. ⚓️
4) Draw the masts
Draw three tall masts rising from the deck. Add a fourth mast leaning forward from the deck. Draw a long curved bar extending to the end of the mast at the end of the boat. Use lines to sketch some details of the side beam on the hull.
5) Crossmembers and portholes
Draw long, thin sticks on the masts to represent the crossbeams. Add six circular portholes to the side of the ship.
6) Drawing the flags
Draw three rectangular windows at the rear of the ship. Add a long, thin rectangle below to add detail. Draw flags on each mast. Add two small wedges and a pickaxe shape on the opposite side of the deck. Our design isn’t finished yet, but at this stage it becomes much clearer! 🙌
7) Sails
Draw the sails using the crossbeams and masts as guides. The lower sails of the two aft masts are furled on the crossbars. To achieve this look, draw a rectangular shape with sinuous lines.
8) Rigging lines
Draw lines from one crossbar to the next. Add several lines running diagonally down from the center mast. ✍️ Our ship is almost ready to set sail.
9) The Finishing Touches
At this stage, we advise you to erase any superfluous pencil lines with an eraser. Then finish your drawing with a thicker pencil (or felt-tip pen) to highlight the ship! If you want to color it, now’s the time. 🔥THE MOST POPULAR PRODUCTS🔥
