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How to Draw a Banjo
Draw a banjo 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 round body.
Step 1: The round body
Below the middle, draw 1 big round circle for the banjo's body, about as wide as your hand.
Tip A banjo body is round like a drum.
Step 2: Skin and brackets
Draw a second circle a finger inside the first, making a hoop. Add 6 tiny dots round the hoop.
Step 3: Two big eyes
On the skin, a little above the middle, draw 2 big egg eyes with a black dot and white shine.
Step 4: Smile and cheeks
Draw a wide U smile under the eyes. Add a small flat oval cheek beside each end.
Step 5: The neck
Start on top of the hoop. Draw 2 lines close together straight up, stopping near the top of your paper.
Step 6: The head
Start on the left neck line near the top. Draw the head out, up, round, down to the right line.
Step 7: Tuning pegs
On each side of the head, draw 2 little round pegs sticking out, each joined by a short line.
Step 8: Three frets
Start on the left neck line and draw 3 short lines across to the right line, spaced out.
Step 9: Four strings
Start at the top of the neck. Draw 4 long lines straight down, close together, stopping at the hoop.
Step 10: Note and ground
Draw a music note floating on the right. Draw a long ground line under the body.
Step 11: Grey pegs
Colour the 4 pegs grey.
Step 12: Pink cheeks, blue note
Colour the cheeks pink and the music note blue.
Step 13: Wood banjo
Colour the hoop light brown, the neck and head dark brown. Leave the skin and eyes white. Ready to pick!
Your finished drawing
Follow the steps above and this is where you end up: a banjo, drawn by you.
Every step in one picture
