How to Draw a Meteor Shower

Of all the incredible phenomena that our planet creates, meteor showers are amongst the most breathtaking. If you have not yet been fortunate enough to see a meteor shower in real life, then have no fear – we can help you to bring this incredible scene to life in just a few short steps; let’s get started!


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Step-By-Step Images and Instructions

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Use a black pen to create an angled “C” shape, using wavy lines, on the left of your page.


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Bring a series of curved lines up at the end of the “C”, closing in a point, to create the outline of the meteor. Then, add wavy lines to the center and top.


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Add another, shorter “C” shape to the bottom of this, with a “flick” at the top and bottom.


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Bring jagged lines up to reach a point at the top for the outline of a second meteor.


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Follow this with a third meteor shape to the right…


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And then a fourth just below this, to the right.


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Use a dark brown pen to add a small “flame” shape to the bottom of the first meteor, and add a wavy shape above this.


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Repeat this shape in the other meteors…


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And then use a light brown pen to add marks to the curved section on each.


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Shade the space around the marks with the dark brown pen.


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Use an orange pen to add a large flame shape up the main body of each meteor.


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Shade the rest of the main body with a yellow pen.


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Add texture to the meteor on the left with a darker yellow pen.


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Shade the whole background with a black pencil to complete your meteor shower drawing.


And there we have it – a stunning meteor shower brought to life before your very eyes. Why not take some time to learn more about the power of meteors – these are incredible phenomena!

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