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How to Draw Bunting

13 steps · Medium · about 10 min

Draw bunting 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 long string.

Step 1: The long string
Start at the left. Draw a long sagging string and stop at the right. Add a peg at each end.
Tip The string hangs loosely, so it dips lowest in the middle.
Step 2: The middle flag
At the lowest part of the string, draw a triangle flag pointing down, its flat top on the string.
Tip Make it a little taller than it is wide.
Step 3: Flags beside it
Draw the same triangle on each side of the middle flag, leaving a small gap, tops on the string.
Step 4: Two more flags
Draw another flag on each side, the same size, so 5 flags hang in a row.
Step 5: The end flags
Draw one last flag near each end of the string. Now there are 7 flags.
Tip Every flag is the same size and shape.
Step 6: Dotty flags
Count to the second flag from each end. Draw 2 small circles on each, one below the other.
Step 7: Stripy flags
On the third flag from each end, start on one edge. Draw 2 lines across, stop at the other.
Step 8: The short string
Start above the second flag. Draw a shorter sagging string across. Stop above the sixth flag. Add 2 pegs.
Step 9: Five small flags
Along the short string, draw 5 smaller triangle flags hanging down, with small gaps between them.
Tip Start with the middle one, then add 2 on each side.
Step 10: Yellow flags
Go over your lines. Colour the 2 dotty flags and the middle small flag yellow. Leave the dots white.
Step 11: Red flags
Colour the 2 big end flags red. Colour the small flags on each side of the yellow one red.
Step 12: Green flags
Colour the big middle flag and the 2 small end flags green. Colour the 4 pegs grey.
Step 13: Blue stripes
On the 2 stripy flags, colour the top band and the tip blue. Leave the middle band white.