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How to Draw Bamboo
Draw bamboo 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 middle cane.
Step 1: The middle cane
Start at the bottom middle. Draw a tall cane up to a soft tip and back down to the bottom.
Tip Leave the bottom open, like an upside-down U.
Step 2: Two more canes
Draw a shorter cane on the left and a taller one on the right. Start and stop at the bottom.
Tip Leave a hand of space between the canes.
Step 3: Middle joints
Draw 4 ring joints down the middle cane, a hand apart. Each joint is 2 short curves across the cane.
Step 4: Left joints
Draw 3 ring joints on the left cane. Don't line them up with the middle ones.
Step 5: Right joints
Draw 4 ring joints on the right cane, not level with the others.
Step 6: Leaves up top
At the top joint of each cane, draw a long thin leaf on each side, hanging out and down.
Tip Keep each leaf tip a finger away from the next cane.
Step 7: Lower leaves
At a lower joint on each cane, draw 1 or 2 more long thin leaves hanging out.
Step 8: Ground and grass
Draw a ground line under the canes, left edge to right edge. Add a few grass blades between them.
Step 9: Light green leaves
Colour every leaf a light green.
Step 10: Dark green canes
Colour all 3 canes dark green, right up to the tips. Go over your lines and your bamboo is done!
Your finished drawing
Follow the steps above and this is where you end up: bamboo, drawn by you.
Every step in one picture
