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Free printable worksheet · A4 and Letter

How to Draw Bantu Knots: printable worksheet

Every step on one page, plus an outline to trace on the next. In each box the new line is drawn bolder (red on a colour printer), so it works in black and white too. Draw one box at a time and rub out the light helper lines at the end. Great for classrooms, rainy days and the fridge door.

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How to Draw Bantu Knots

Draw the bold red line in each box, one box at a time. Rub out the dashed helper lines at the end, then colour it in.

  1. Step 1: The head
  2. Step 2: Two ears
  3. Step 3: Big eyes
  4. Step 4: Nose, smile and brows
  5. Step 5: Hairline
  6. Step 6: Top of the hair
  7. Step 7: Top knot
  8. Step 8: Four more knots
  9. Step 9: Partings
  10. Step 10: Knot swirls
  11. Step 11: Neck and shirt
  12. Step 12: Pink cheeks, yellow shirt
  13. Step 13: Light brown skin
  14. Step 14: Dark brown hair
  15. Finished! Colour it in

squigglings.com/draw/bantu-knots/Draw light, then go bold.

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Trace bantu knots

Go over the light lines with your pencil, then try the bantu knots on your own from the steps.

squigglings.com/draw/bantu-knots/Draw light, then go bold.