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How to Draw an Alphorn
Draw an alphorn in 13 easy steps, about 10 minutes. Free, with a printable worksheet.
Each picture adds one red line. Draw that line, then scroll to the next picture. Rub out any dashed helper lines at the end. First up: the long tube.
Step 1: The long tube
From the right, draw a long thin tube left to its end and back. Leave the right end open.
Tip An alphorn is a very long wooden horn. Make the tube slowly wider toward the right.
Step 2: The bell
From the open end, curve both lines up into a wide bell, and draw an oval opening on top.
Tip The bell rests on the ground, just like a real alphorn.
Step 3: Two big eyes
On the wide part of the bell, draw 2 big round eyes. Colour a black dot in each.
Step 4: A happy smile
Under the eyes, draw a small U smile in the middle.
Step 5: The mouthpiece
At the left end of the tube, draw a small rounded box for the mouthpiece.
Step 6: Three bands
Draw 3 short lines across the tube, spaced out along it, for the bands.
Step 7: The ground
Draw a ground line along the bottom of the horn, a little past both ends.
Step 8: A mountain
Start on the ground at the left, go up to a pointy peak, then down to the tube.
Step 9: Snowy top
Near the peak, draw a wavy line from one side of the mountain to the other for snow.
Step 10: Music notes
Above the bell, draw 2 music notes, each a dot with a stick and a little flag.
Step 11: Tan opening, pink cheeks
Go over your lines. Colour the opening of the bell tan, and colour a pink cheek under each eye.
Step 12: Grey mountain
Colour the mountain grey around its white snowy top.
Step 13: Wood horn, black notes
Colour the horn wood brown around the opening and cheeks, then the note heads black. Leave the eyes white.
Your finished drawing
Follow the steps above and this is where you end up: an alphorn, drawn by you.
Every step in one picture
