Q&A for How to Draw a Ship

Return to Full Article

Coming soon

Add New Question

Question

What color should I use for my ship?

Community Answer

You can make it your favorite color, or you can use brown. Try to stay away from neon or light colors if you want it to look realistic.

Thanks! We're glad this was helpful.
Thank you for your feedback.
If wikiHow has helped you, please consider a small contribution to support us in helping more readers like you. We’re committed to providing the world with free how-to resources, and even $1 helps us in our mission. Support wikiHow
Yes No

Not Helpful 25 Helpful 62
Question

What should I add in the background?

Community Answer

Perhaps you could add a dock overlooking a crowded city. Make sure to think about the time period and country.

Thanks! We're glad this was helpful.
Thank you for your feedback.
If wikiHow has helped you, please consider a small contribution to support us in helping more readers like you. We’re committed to providing the world with free how-to resources, and even $1 helps us in our mission. Support wikiHow
Yes No

Not Helpful 25 Helpful 37
Question

What if I don't have colors?

Community Answer

That's okay. Just draw it with pen or pencil for now. You can always color it in at a later date when you have access to coloring materials.

Thanks! We're glad this was helpful.
Thank you for your feedback.
If wikiHow has helped you, please consider a small contribution to support us in helping more readers like you. We’re committed to providing the world with free how-to resources, and even $1 helps us in our mission. Support wikiHow
Yes No

Not Helpful 26 Helpful 41
Question

Why is it so hard and bad?

AbbieHerondale

Community Answer

Drawing things and making them turn out the way you want to can be difficult. You just have to keep trying. A useful tip is to start with the basics. Start small, with simpler easier drawings. Another thing is to try and find the basic shapes in a given drawing. Then you can build off of these basic shapes and get a better end result than if you didn't.

Thanks! We're glad this was helpful.
Thank you for your feedback.
If wikiHow has helped you, please consider a small contribution to support us in helping more readers like you. We’re committed to providing the world with free how-to resources, and even $1 helps us in our mission. Support wikiHow
Yes No

Not Helpful 14 Helpful 14
Question

What type of coloring utensil should I use (e.g, markers, color pencils)?

Blaziken77g

Community Answer

Use whichever you are most comfortable with (markers, pencil crayons etc.). Just remember what each does: Markers: Best for a smooth look to the drawing, however, be a bit more careful with staying in the lines! Pencil crayons: Good for a homemade look and easy to fix up errors. However, they can quite often leave white spots between their lines! Paints: Once again, good for a smooth look. Don't forget to be very careful this time! Despite all of the guidelines with paint, great results can come from it (look at warship paintings made before 1990 in particular).

Thanks! We're glad this was helpful.
Thank you for your feedback.
If wikiHow has helped you, please consider a small contribution to support us in helping more readers like you. We’re committed to providing the world with free how-to resources, and even $1 helps us in our mission. Support wikiHow
Yes No

Not Helpful 1 Helpful 5
Question

How can I draw the Titanic ship?

Haley DiF

Community Answer

Consider starting with the "battleship" tutorial, since it looks the most like the Titanic. Then you can pull up some reference images of the actual ship and make the necessary changes. For example, getting rid of the weapons and adding smokestacks or adding windows to the side of the ship. That will make it look similar to the Titanic.

Thanks! We're glad this was helpful.
Thank you for your feedback.
If wikiHow has helped you, please consider a small contribution to support us in helping more readers like you. We’re committed to providing the world with free how-to resources, and even $1 helps us in our mission. Support wikiHow
Yes No

Not Helpful 0 Helpful 0
Question

How do I make a cruise ship?

Haley DiF

Community Answer

Consider following the instructions for the "battleship" drawing and simply removing the weapons. You can replace them with slides or something else you'd see on a cruise. And you can color/decorate the side of the ship by adding bright colors or drawing the logo of a particular cruise line.

Thanks! We're glad this was helpful.
Thank you for your feedback.
If wikiHow has helped you, please consider a small contribution to support us in helping more readers like you. We’re committed to providing the world with free how-to resources, and even $1 helps us in our mission. Support wikiHow
Yes No

Not Helpful 0 Helpful 0
Question

Can I use neon colors?

Community Answer

Yes, if you think it looks good. It's your art!

Thanks! We're glad this was helpful.
Thank you for your feedback.
If wikiHow has helped you, please consider a small contribution to support us in helping more readers like you. We’re committed to providing the world with free how-to resources, and even $1 helps us in our mission. Support wikiHow
Yes No

Not Helpful 1 Helpful 0