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How to Draw a Bandana
Draw a bandana 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 top edge.
Step 1: The top edge
Start high on the left. Draw a wide smile that dips in the middle, stopping high on the right.
Tip Make it wide, almost from one side of the page to the other.
Step 2: The big point
From each end of the smile, draw a line down to meet in a point at the bottom.
Tip Bow the two lines out a little so the cloth looks soft.
Step 3: The fold
Start on the left side, just under the corner. Draw a second smile, stopping on the right side.
Step 4: The knot
Over the right corner, draw a small round knot like a bean.
Step 5: Top tail
From the knot, draw a short tail pointing up and out. Cut a little V into its end.
Step 6: Bottom tail
Draw another tail from the knot pointing down and out, with a V cut in its end.
Step 7: Border stripe
Start on the fold. Draw a V inside the point, stopping on the fold. Add a smaller V inside.
Step 8: Three dots
Under the fold, draw 3 round dots in a row, with the middle one a little lower.
Step 9: Two more dots
Under those, draw 2 more dots, one each side of the middle.
Step 10: Red bandana
Go over your lines. Colour the big point red, around the dots. Leave the dots and the stripe white.
Step 11: Dark red knot
Colour the folded band, the knot and both tails dark red. Your bandana is done!
Your finished drawing
Follow the steps above and this is where you end up: a bandana, drawn by you.
Every step in one picture
