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How to Draw a Barber Pole
Draw a barber pole 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 tall tube.
Step 1: The tall tube
In the middle of your paper draw a tall standing box, a finger wide and as tall as your hand.
Step 2: The round cap
Start at the top-left corner. Curve up and over like a rainbow and stop at the top-right corner.
Step 3: A knob on top
On the very top of the dome draw a little round ball.
Step 4: The round base
Start at the bottom-left corner. Curve down and round, and stop at the bottom-right corner.
Step 5: Stand and foot
Start on the base and draw a short neck down. Add a wide flat foot that touches the neck.
Step 6: Slanting stripes
Inside the tube draw slanting lines, all leaning the same way, in pairs. Space them out like candy cane stripes.
Step 7: The ground
Draw a ground line under the foot, left to right. Add a few grass blades near each end.
Step 8: Sparkles
Draw 3 little sparkle stars around the pole, 2 on the left and 1 on the right.
Step 9: Yellow sparkles, grey caps
Go over your lines. Colour the 3 sparkles yellow, and the cap, knob, base, neck and foot grey.
Step 10: Red and blue stripes
Colour the stripes red, blue, red, blue, down the pole. Leave the white stripes white. Your pole is done!
Your finished drawing
Follow the steps above and this is where you end up: a barber pole, drawn by you.
Every step in one picture
