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How to Draw a Cloud (Easy Step-by-Step for Kids)

To draw a cloud, start with a puffy shape with five round bumps and a flat bottom. Add two oval eyes and a small smile. Finish with three raindrops under the cloud.

Finished cartoon rain cloud, light blue with black eyes, white shine dots and a black smile, and three blue raindrops with light blue shine marks
The finished cloud
Steps
4 easy steps
You need
  • Pencil
  • Eraser
  • Black marker
  • Light blue and blue crayons

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Teaching this to a class?

Show one step at a time on the board and wait for the class before the next. The directed drawing for kids page explains how to run it.

How to draw a cloud step by step

  1. A puffy cloud outline with five round bumps, the middle top bump the tallest, and a long flat bottom

    Step 1 of 4: Draw a puffy cloud with five round bumps over the top and sides and a long flat bottom.

  2. Two black oval eyes with a white shine dot each and a small smile between them in the middle of the cloud

    Step 2 of 4: Add two oval eyes and a small smile in the middle. Fill the eyes black but leave a white shine dot.

  3. Three teardrop raindrop outlines under the cloud, the middle drop a little lower than the other two

    Step 3 of 4: Draw three teardrop raindrops under the cloud. Put the middle drop a little lower than the others.

  4. The cloud colored light blue with black eyes, white shine dots and a black smile, and three blue raindrops with light blue shine marks

    Step 4 of 4: Color the cloud light blue and the drops blue with a light blue shine mark. Keep the eye dots white.

Tips for little artists

  • Tip: Press lightly with the pencil first. Trace the lines you like with the marker, then erase the rest.

  • Tip: Make the middle bump on top the tallest so the cloud looks puffy.

  • Tip: Give each raindrop a pointed tip on top and a round bottom.

Make it yours

  • Sunny cloud

    Draw a round sun peeking out from behind one side of the cloud.

  • Rainbow cloud

    Draw a rainbow arc coming out from under the cloud instead of raindrops.

  • Sleepy cloud

    Draw two curved closed eyes and a small round mouth instead of the smile.

Common mistakes and easy fixes

  • The bottom looks wavy

    Draw the bottom as one long, flat line so the cloud sits level.

  • The bumps look pointy

    Draw each bump as a round curve and let the curves meet in small dips.

  • The raindrops touch the cloud

    Leave a small gap between the flat bottom and the tip of each drop.

Fun facts about the cloud

  • Clouds are made of tiny bits of water, ice or both that form when water vapor condenses in the air. (Source: NOAA)

  • Cumulus clouds are puffy white or light gray clouds with sharp outlines and a flat base. (Source: UCAR Center for Science Education)

  • Falling raindrops are not really shaped like teardrops, because the push of the air flattens them as they grow. (Source: NASA Global Precipitation Measurement)

Questions grown-ups ask

How to draw a cloud easy?

Draw one puffy shape with five round bumps and a flat bottom. Add a happy face and three raindrops underneath.

How to draw a cloud step by step?

The 4 steps above go cloud, face, raindrops, then color. Color the cloud light blue and the raindrops blue.

How to draw a cloud for kids?

Use one big bumpy shape with a flat bottom for the cloud. A smiling face turns it into a cute character.

If your bumps came out in different sizes, that's fine. Your cloud has its own puffy shape. More easy drawings for kids are on the home page.

Step 1 of 4

A puffy cloud outline with five round bumps, the middle top bump the tallest, and a long flat bottom
Draw a puffy cloud with five round bumps over the top and sides and a long flat bottom.