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How to Draw a Compact Mirror
Draw a compact mirror in 12 easy steps, about 9 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 lid.
Step 1: The round lid
Near the top of your paper draw 1 big circle, as big as your fist: the open lid.
Tip Make it big and round: the mirror is inside it.
Step 2: Two big eyes
In the circle draw 2 big egg eyes close together. Colour a big black dot in each.
Step 3: Smile and cheeks
Under the eyes draw a U smile, and a small flat cheek beside each end of the smile.
Step 4: The mirror
Inside the lid draw a second circle a finger in from the edge, round the face, for the mirror glass.
Step 5: The base
Under the lid draw the base: a low, wide shape with rounded bottom corners, as wide as the lid.
Tip The base sits flat on the table; the lid stands up from it.
Step 6: Powder and hinge
Where the lid meets the base draw a small round hinge. Across the base draw a flat oval powder pan.
Step 7: The powder puff
Inside the powder pan, on the right, draw a small flat oval puff with a ribbon curve across it.
Step 8: Shine and sparkles
Draw a short shine curve on the left of the mirror, and 4 sparkles in the air around the compact.
Step 9: Table and shadow
Draw a flat oval shadow round the bottom of the base. Add a table line out from each end.
Step 10: Sky mirror
Go over your lines, then colour the mirror glass sky blue, going round the face and leaving the shine white.
Tip Keep the eyes white.
Step 11: Pink compact
Colour the lid rim, hinge and base pink, and the powder pan peach around the white puff.
Step 12: Red cheeks, grey shadow
Colour the cheeks red, pressing softly, and the shadow grey. Your compact mirror is ready!
Your finished drawing
Follow the steps above and this is where you end up: a compact mirror, drawn by you.
Every step in one picture
