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How to Draw a Balalaika
Draw a balalaika 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 triangle body.
Step 1: The triangle body
In the lower half draw a big triangle pointing up, with round corners and a tiny flat top.
Tip A balalaika is a Russian instrument with a triangle body and 3 strings.
Step 2: Two big eyes
Low in the wide part draw 2 big egg eyes, with a black dot and a white shine in each.
Tip Keep them low, to leave room above for the sound hole and the bridge.
Step 3: Smile and cheeks
Under the eyes draw a small U smile. Add a small oval cheek beside each end of it.
Step 4: The long neck
From each end of the flat top draw a long line straight up, and join them with a line across.
Step 5: Head and pegs
From the neck's top left draw a small round head, over to its top right. Add 3 peg dots.
Step 6: The sound hole
Just under the neck, in the narrow top of the body, draw a small round sound hole.
Step 7: The bridge
Between the sound hole and the eyes draw a small flat box for the bridge.
Step 8: Three strings
From the top of the neck draw 3 close lines straight down to the bridge, jumping over the sound hole.
Step 9: Three frets
Draw 3 short fret lines across the neck, from one side to the other, spaced out.
Step 10: Ground and notes
Draw a ground line along the flat bottom, from left to right, and a music note each side.
Step 11: Tan neck, pink cheeks
Colour the neck and the head tan, around the peg dots, and the cheeks pink.
Step 12: Wood body
Colour the body wood brown, going around the cheeks and the sound hole. Leave the eyes white.
Step 13: Black hole and notes
Colour the sound hole and the notes black. Go over your lines, and your balalaika is ready to play!
Your finished drawing
Follow the steps above and this is where you end up: a balalaika, drawn by you.
Every step in one picture
