How to Draw a Meteor (Easy Step by Step)
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A smiling meteor zooming across the sky is a fun first space drawing. It is built from one big circle, three long pointy tail shapes, a happy face, two crater rings and two five-point stars.
- Easy
- 10 minutes
- 5 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 meteor step by step
How to Draw a Meteor · 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: The round rock
Draw a big circle in the lower right of your paper. This is the head of the meteor, so make it nice and round.
Step 3: The long tail
Draw three long, pointy flame shapes streaming away from the top left of the circle, like leaves. Start each one at the circle, sweep out to a sharp tip, and curve back to the circle.
Step 4: Face and craters
Inside the circle, draw two small dots for eyes and a little curved smile below them. Then add two small rings for craters, one near the top right and one near the bottom right.
Step 5: Twinkly stars
Draw a little five-point star in the top right corner and another in the bottom left corner of your paper.
All done!
Erase the guide shapes, go over your lines, then color it in.
Finished your meteor? Keep the pencils out and learn how to draw a rocket or how to draw a shooting star next.
Tips for drawing a meteor
- Draw the big circle first and lightly, so the tail has a clear place to start.
- For each tail flame, draw a curved line out to a sharp tip, then curve back to the circle. The tips look best when they all point the same way.
- Keep the eyes small and the smile short so the face stays friendly and the craters have room.
- Draw each star as a small rounded shape with five points, one point at a time.
Free meteor coloring page
Want to go straight to coloring? Open this meteor 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 meteor drawing
Try a fiery orange and yellow for the tail with a gray or brown rock. For a twist, color the sky deep blue and make the stars glow with yellow crayon.
Meteor fun fact for kids
A meteor is the streak of light you see when a small bit of space rock burns up as it speeds through Earth's air. Most of those rocks are only about the size of a grain of sand or a pebble.
Questions about drawing a meteor
What shapes do I need to draw a meteor?
You need a big circle for the rock, three long pointy leaf shapes for the tail, two dots and a curve for the face, two small rings for craters and two five-point stars.
How do I make the face on my meteor?
Draw two small dots for eyes in the middle of the circle, then a little curved smile below them. Keep the eyes small so the face looks friendly.
How do I draw the tail so it looks like it is moving?
Make the flames long and let them all lean the same way, away from the circle. Pointed tips make the meteor look like it is speeding along.
