How to Draw a Lighthouse Keeper (Easy Step by Step)
Learn to draw a sweet lighthouse keeper with a cozy hat and lantern, along with a tall lighthouse, using simple shapes like circles, ovals, and a barrel-shaped coat. This easy step-by-step guide is perfect for beginners.
- Build your lighthouse keeper using basic circles, ovals, and a barrel shape.
- Draw the lighthouse as a tall, skinny tower with a pointy roof.
- Follow simple, incremental steps to complete your entire scene.
- Even as a beginner, you can easily draw this character and scene.
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A little lighthouse keeper with a cozy hat and a lantern is a sweet character to draw. The keeper is built from circles, ovals and a barrel-shaped coat, and the lighthouse is a tall, skinny tower with a pointy roof. Each step adds one simple part, so even beginners can finish a whole scene.
- Medium
- 15 minutes
- 10 steps
You need: paper, a pencil, an eraser, and crayons or markers for coloring.
Start drawing
In this article (7 sections)
How to draw a lighthouse keeper step by step
How to Draw a Lighthouse Keeper · tinyhandscreate.com
Step 1: Guide shapes
Lightly sketch this oval. It only shows where the big parts go, so press softly. You will erase it at the end.
Step 2: Head and hat outline
Draw the round top of the hat with a tiny circle on the very top for the pom-pom. Then draw the sides of the head curving down from the hat, leaving the bottom open.
Step 3: Hat band and scarf
Draw two straight lines across the hat to make a wide band. Then draw a curved smile-shaped line across the lower face for the top of the scarf.
Step 4: Face and band stripes
Draw two short up-and-down lines inside each side of the hat band. Add two small dots for eyes and a little curved smile between them.
Step 5: The striped body
Under the head, draw a curved line for the coat collar, then a rounded barrel shape for the body. Add curved lines across it for the stripes.
Step 6: Arms and lantern hook
On the left, draw the arm bending down and ending in a little circle for the hand. On the right, draw the arm reaching up and out, ending with a small hook and a short post with a flat base for the lantern.
Step 7: Feet
At the bottom of the body, draw two flat ovals side by side for the shoes.
Step 8: The lantern
Draw a tall box around the lantern post, with a flat bottom, so the little flame sits inside it.
Step 9: The lighthouse tower
Beside the keeper, draw a tall tower that is narrow at the top and wide at the bottom. Add a pointy roof with a short pole on top and a small window box just under the roof.
Step 10: Tower stripes
Draw two straight lines across the lower part of the tower to make more stripes. Add one short curved line on the keeper's arm.
All done!
Erase the guide shapes, go over your lines, then color it in.
Finished your lighthouse keeper? Keep the pencils out and learn how to draw a clam or how to draw a sea urchin next.
Tips for drawing a lighthouse keeper
- Take your time on the head and hat outline in step 1, because everything else is built around it.
- The lighthouse is trickiest because the sides lean in. Draw the two side lines so they are closer together at the top than at the bottom.
- Draw the tower stripes as straight lines across the tower, and the coat stripes as curved lines that follow the round body.
Free lighthouse keeper coloring page
Want to go straight to coloring? Open this lighthouse keeper coloring page at full size and print it. It is the same drawing you just learned, with clean lines ready for crayons or markers.
How to color your lighthouse keeper drawing
Try a red and white striped lighthouse and a yellow hat with a blue striped coat for the keeper. Color the lantern flame in bright yellow and orange, and add a night sky around it.
Lighthouse keeper fun fact for kids
Many lighthouses are painted with stripes or bold patterns so sailors can tell them apart in the daytime. These painted patterns are called daymarks.
Questions about drawing a lighthouse keeper
What shapes do I need to draw a lighthouse keeper?
You need a round shape for the head and hat, a tiny circle for the pom-pom, ovals for the shoes, and a rounded barrel shape for the body. The lighthouse is a tall tower that is wider at the bottom, with a triangle roof.
How do I make my lighthouse keeper look cuter?
Keep the eyes small and wide apart, and keep the smile little and curved. A round pom-pom on top of the hat makes the keeper friendlier.
How do I draw the lighthouse so it looks tall?
Make it much taller than it is wide, and keep the top narrower than the bottom. Straight stripes spaced evenly up the tower help it look tall and sturdy.
