How to Draw a Fire Hydrant

1. Begin the fire hydrant outline by drawing a circle. Draw another, smaller circle inside it. Within the smaller circle, draw a pentagon.

Extend short lines from three of the pentagon's points and connect them with straight lines. This is the pumper outlet of the fire hydrant, with the bolt you turn to open it up.

2. Draw a long curved line and shorter lines around the side of the outlet circle, giving it a three-dimensional appearance.

3. Draw two straight, vertical lines, one below the outlet and one beside it. Connect them at the bottom with a curved line, capturing the cylindrical shape of the hydrant.

4. Use curved lines to enclose two curved shapes around the base of the hydrant. Then extend two more straight lines downward. This is the base of the hydrant.

5. Connect the lines of the hydrant's base using a curved line. Then, use straight and curved lines to draw arches on the sides of the base.

6. Draw the base flange. Extend curved lines from the sides of the base, then connect them with a long curved line.

Below this shape, enclose a narrow curved rectangle. Contour the flange with lines parallel to the outline.

7. Draw the pumper outlets on each side of the fire hydrant. Use a series of curved lines to draw the cylinders of the outlets and their circular covers as seen from the side.

Band the final shapes with straight lines to indicate the contours of the bolts.

8. Extend straight lines upward. Then, enclose a rectangle with rounded corners, a narrow rectangle, and another rounded rectangle. These form the base of the bonnet on top of the fire hydrant.

9. Enclose a half-circle shape on top of the bonnet. Use curved lines to contour it and to enclose curved rectangle shapes on top of it. Band the operating stem nut with straight lines.

Your fire hydrant outline is now complete. Color your cartoon. In many places, fire hydrants are painted red to make them easy to find. Elsewhere, they may be yellow, green, white, or blue.