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How to Draw an Arrow Shape
Draw an arrow shape in 11 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 arrow.
Step 1: The big arrow
In the middle of your paper draw one big arrow pointing up: a wide triangle on a fat stem.
Tip Make it big and neat, with straight sides.
Step 2: 2 big eyes
In the triangle draw 2 BIG egg eyes side by side. Colour a black dot in each.
Step 3: A big smile
Under the eyes draw a big wide U smile from under the left eye to under the right eye.
Step 4: Rosy cheeks
Beside each end of the smile draw one small sideways oval for a rosy cheek.
Step 5: Sparkles on the left
On the left of the arrow draw 2 sparkle stars, one higher and one lower.
Step 6: Sparkles on the right
Draw 2 more sparkle stars on the right to match.
Step 7: The floor
Along the stem's bottom draw a floor line, from below the left sparkles to below the right ones.
Step 8: A flat shadow
Draw a flat oval shadow on the floor under the stem. Rub out the floor line inside it.
Step 9: Yellow sparkles, grey shadow
Colour the 4 sparkles yellow and the shadow grey.
Step 10: Pink cheeks
Colour the 2 cheeks rosy pink.
Step 11: Orange arrow
Go over your lines. Colour the arrow orange around the cheeks, leaving the eyes white. Your happy arrow is done!
Your finished drawing
Follow the steps above and this is where you end up: an arrow shape, drawn by you.
Every step in one picture
