Caroline
Seeing clouds in the sky is always an incredible sight! These puffy clouds not only provide valuable rainfall and shield us from the harsh rays of the sun, but they also make the skies look a lot prettier.
For this reason, they are often incorporated into various artworks, and it can be great to learn how to draw a cartoon cloud.
If you have wondered how you can learn to draw some great cartoon clouds, then this is the guide for you! You will see how it can be not only fun but also easy to create some fun cloud portrayals.
So now, let’s begin this step-by-step guide on how to draw a cartoon cloud in just 7 fun and easy steps!
How to Draw A Cartoon Cloud – Let’s get Started!
Step 1
Most clouds are very puffy and bumpy, so you can imagine that we would be using a lot of curved and rounded lines to depict this cartoon cloud.
For now, we shall focus on the left-hand side of the cloud, and we will begin with the outline. This will consist of several bumpy lines, with the one on the far left being the biggest.
Two smaller ones will connect to this larger line to finish off this side of the cloud.
Once this side is drawn, we can move on to the second step of the guide to keep building onto this wonderful cartoon cloud!
Step 2 – Draw some inner details for the cloud
We will be adding more to the outline soon, but first we will add some inner line details in this step of our guide on how to draw a cartoon cloud!
This step should be rather easy to do, but even though these details will be simple they will help to make this cloud look like it is fuller with more dimension.
Simply add some smaller curved lines inside the cloud interior. To keep things consistent, we will have their curved edges facing to the left.
That’s all we will be adding for now, and then we can keep extending the outlines in the following steps.
Step 3 – Add the base of the cloud
In this third part of your cartoon cloud drawing, we will be extending the outline for the base of the cloud.
As with the start of the outline from step one, this will consist of some small, rounded lines that connect to one another. Specifically, there will be two larger ones with a much smaller one between them.
These curved lines will help to make the cloud look fluffier and more complete, but we’re not done yet! Let’s move to step 4 so that we can add even more to this cloud.
Step 4 – Now, keep extending the outline of this cartoon cloud
This cartoon cloud is already looking great! In this step, we will extend the outline to form the right-hand side of the cloud.
To do this, we will be adding a single bumpy line connecting to the base, but this will be quite a large one.
Then, we will start to add some of the inner details by drawing a small curved line inside the interior. Because it’s on the opposite edge, this one will have its curved side facing the right.
There will be one space left in the outline, but we will fill it in the next step!
Step 5 – Finish off the outline of this cartoon cloud
Before we move to the final steps of this guide on how to draw a cartoon cloud, we will first finish the outline.
That means filling in the empty space that was left last time. To fill this spot, we will be adding two medium-sized, curved lines over the other edges.
The reference image will show you how you can position these!
When drawing this cartoon cloud outline, remember that you could change up some of the details for your own unique variation if you like.
Then, we shall be ready to add some final touches and details in the next step.
Step 6 – Now, finish off the final details
You’re almost ready to finish off this cartoon cloud drawing with some color, but first we will finish it off with some smaller touches and details.
This will also be a step where you can add some fun extras of your own!
First, we will add some smaller curved lines to the interior of the cloud. Most of these will go at the points where the curved lines of the outlines meet.
Then, you’re ready to add some details! There are loads of fun options you could go for here. One fun idea would be to draw a face onto it.
What kind of expression do you think this cloud would have? You could also add a background or have rain falling from the cloud for a few more ideas!
Step 7 – Finish off your cartoon cloud drawing with some color
In this seventh and final step, we will bring this drawing to life with some color! In our reference image, we showed you just one way that you could color this cartoon cloud.
We used various shades of grey to make this look like the kind of cloud you would see when rain is on the way.
There are other ways to color it, though! You could make it white and puffy or make it even darker to make it look like a storm cloud.
What colors and mediums will you choose to finish this drawing?
4 More Ways To Make Your Cartoon Cloud Drawing Unique
These tips for your cartoon cloud sketch will be the perfect way to spend a rainy day!
This drawing of a cartoon cloud has the focus kept on the cloud itself. You could make it even more fun and cartoony by turning it into a cartoon character, however!
This could be as simple as adding a face to the cartoon cloud. The face could be simple or more elaborate depending on your own preferences.
You could even add some limbs such as arms and hands to make it more expressive. What sort of expression would you portray on the cartoon cloud?
When you see a cloud, it usually means that rain isn’t far away. That’s why we think you could add some rain to the drawing to make it more atmospheric.
This rain could be drawn with a pen or you could use small drops of blue paint for a few suggestions. Whether you create a light drizzle or a downpour would be up to you.
It could also be an option to draw hail or snow instead.
Whether you added rain to your cartoon cloud drawing or not, you could make it look so much better with a background. This would open up so many possibilities!
The clouds could be over a small house, a large countryside or a majestic city, for just a few ideas. You could even look up some iconic places such as the Eiffel Tower and show this cloud over it.
What kind of setting would you like for this drawing?
Using pens and paint is a great way to create a drawing, but you could use other creative arts and crafts for this cartoon cloud sketch.
Clouds are puffy and look like balls of cotton, so that could be a place to start.
Even if you want to make a grey cloud, you could lightly paint a lump of cotton wool in grey paint and then stick it on the picture. What are some other fun crafts you could use for the picture?
Your Cartoon Cloud Drawing is Complete!
All of the steps in this guide are complete, and that means that you have finished this guide on how to draw a cartoon cloud!
Even for drawings that look simple like this one, there can be challenges that present themselves when trying to get it to look right.
We hope that the steps here made it easy and fun for you to master and customize!
When you would like to try out a new drawing, you can check out our website for many more drawing guides. We can’t wait for you to join the fun there!
To truly finish off the creative process, you can show off your finished cartoon cloud drawing on our Facebook and Pinterest pages for us to enjoy!
