The steps for the simple drawing of a Dragon Boat Festival custom are as follows:

Preparation materials: paper and pen.

1. First draw the dragon’s eyes and draw eyebrows on the eyes.

2. Draw the dragon’s mouth and two whiskers on the left side of the eye, and draw the dragon’s two horns on the eyebrows.

3. Draw hair around the dragon’s eyes, draw a beard under the mouth, and draw the shape of the dragon boat.

4. Draw the first rowing rice dumpling on the dragon boat.

5. Then draw the second and third rice dumplings.

6. Draw scales on the dragon’s body and add hair on its back. Draw a long wavy line under the dragon boat to represent waves.

7. Draw the tail of the dragon boat.

8. Add more wavy lines below and on both sides of the dragon boat to form a river. Draw floating clouds and the sun on the upper left side of the dragon boat.

9. Just above the dragon boat, draw two rice dumplings holding hands.

10. Color this picture, and the Dragon Boat Festival simple drawing is completed.

Notes on dragon boat sketches

1. The dragon head should be clear: The dragon head is the focus of dragon boat painting, and a clear image of the dragon head should be expressed, such as the mane standing up, the fierce eyes and other details. The faucet should occupy approximately 1/3 of the picture space to reflect its dominant position.

2. The dragon body should be smooth: the dragon body should be drawn long and smooth, gradually narrowing towards the back. Use strong and thick strokes to express the strong and powerful feeling of the dragon's body.

3. The coloring should highlight the theme: the dragon head and body should use darker colors such as crimson to highlight the main body. The characters mainly use warm colors such as orange and red. However, the colors should not be oversaturated and should be soft to highlight the festive atmosphere.

4. Appropriate decoration: You can add some decorative elements to the picture, such as firecrackers, flags, colored balls, etc. But it should be appropriate and should not affect the expression of the main structure too much. Decoration should be placed outside or above the main body.