How to Draw Lightning. Lightning is a common phenomenon when it rains. It’s a furious, blinding bolt of lightning tearing through the sky as it rains.

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With its jagged edges and bold, vibrant colors, it’s easy to believe that drawing lightning is nearly impossible.

However, you may be surprised that drawing is not as complex as you think!

We’ve created a step-by-step guide to drawing a lightning bolt, broken down into 9 easy-to-follow instructions.

Also, each step comes with detailed illustrations to help you understand the process better. With this comprehensive guide, we’re sure you’ll be drawing proportional lightning bolts in no time!

Drawing lightning heavily relies on straight lines. Feel free to use a ruler to quickly and easily draw perfectly straight lines.

Grab a piece of paper and your favorite pen to start drawing! Also, ready your favorite coloring materials to color the lightning bolt right after drawing it!

How to Draw Lightning

Step 1

First, draw a straight horizontal line across the top right side of the paper. Then, starting at the left end of the horizontal line we drew, draw a diagonally downward line to the left.

At this point, you should have completed the top part of the bolt.

Where you start drawing is crucial. Starting at the top right corner of the paper, you’ll have enough space for the entire lightning bolt since its shape is usually diagonal.

Remember that each line we draw in the following steps always starts at the endpoint of the previous line. Keep this in mind, and you will be able to follow the instructions with ease.

Step 2

Draw a diagonal line from the bottom endpoint of the last line we drew in the previous step.

Next, draw another downward diagonal line starting from the top of the last line.

Step 3

Draw a short diagonal line up, pointing to the right, connecting to the earlier line.

Remember that the structure of the connected diagonal lines should look like a continuous zigzag line.

Step 4

Draw a diagonal line down to form the bottom of the lightning bolt. At this point, the blitz should be half-done!

Step 5

Create the lightning’s razor-sharp tip by drawing another diagonal line on the opposite side of the lightning. Please ensure the endpoints of this line and the ones we drew in the previous step intersect, creating a pointed edge.

Step 6

At the top endpoint of the previous diagonal, draw a short straight line pointing to the left.

This textures the first edge on the right side of the lightning bolt, as shown in the image.

Step 7

On the left side of the Thunderbolt, we started at the top and then worked our way down. On the right side, however, we start at the bottom and gradually increase.

Continue by drawing a long diagonal line up to the right.

Step 8

Draw a short line going slightly diagonally to the left.

After completing this step, only one line should be left to complete the lightning bolt shape.

Step 9

Now draw a diagonal line across the remaining space to complete the lightning shape.

As you can see, we’ve now finished drawing the lightning bolt. Now all it needs is a dab of bright color to make it shimmer like it’s supposed to!

Now that we’ve successfully drawn a lightning bolt, it’s finally time for the funniest part: choosing colors and coloring your drawing!

This step is a great way to show off your artistic skills and your ability to mix and match different colors.

Lightning is often represented with a white-yellow color, but it depends a lot on the color of the sky when the lightning strikes.

Get the most out of your experience by choosing a unique color set and coloring the flash however you like! You can even use some of your favorite colors. It all depends on you!

Your Lightning Drawing is Finished!