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How to Draw an Arch Shape
Draw an arch shape in 10 easy steps, about 8 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 big arch.
Step 1: The big arch
In the middle draw a big rainbow arch with 2 legs on the floor. Draw a smaller arch inside it.
Tip An arch is a rainbow with 2 legs.
Step 2: 2 big eyes
At the top of the arch draw 2 big eyes, a small gap apart. Colour a black dot in each.
Step 3: A smile
Under the eyes draw a small U smile, from under the left eye to under the right eye.
Step 4: Rosy cheeks
Beside each end of the smile, leaving a gap, draw a small sideways oval for a rosy cheek.
Step 5: A shine
In the top left of the arch draw one short curved shine line.
Step 6: Sparkles on the left
On the left of the arch draw 2 small sparkle stars, one higher and one lower.
Step 7: Sparkles on the right
Draw 2 more small sparkle stars on the right to match.
Step 8: Shadow and floor
Draw a flat oval shadow round the bottom of both legs. Add a short floor line out from each side.
Step 9: Yellow sparkles, pink cheeks
Go over your lines. Colour the 4 sparkles yellow and both cheeks pink.
Step 10: Grey shadow, purple arch
Colour the shadow grey. Colour the arch purple around the cheeks, leaving the eyes white. Your happy arch is done!
Your finished drawing
Follow the steps above and this is where you end up: an arch shape, drawn by you.
Every step in one picture
