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How to Draw a Cymbal
Draw a cymbal 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 cymbal.
Step 1: The cymbal
Near the middle of your paper draw a very wide flat oval, as wide as your hand.
Tip A cymbal is a flat metal plate, so the oval is very flat.
Step 2: Two big eyes
On the oval draw 2 round eyes side by side. Add a black dot and white shine in each.
Step 3: Smile and cheeks
Under the eyes draw a small U smile. Add a small flat oval cheek beside each end.
Step 4: The dome and nut
On top of the oval, in the middle, draw half an egg bump. Add a tiny box on it.
Step 5: The stand pole
Under the oval draw a thin pole straight down: 2 lines close together. End with a small wider box.
Step 6: Three legs
From the box draw 3 thin legs: one slanting left, one slanting right, one straight down. Add small round feet.
Step 7: The inner ring
Draw a second flat oval inside the cymbal, near its edge, all the way round.
Step 8: Music notes
Draw a music note in the air above each end of the cymbal.
Step 9: Floor and shadow
Draw a floor line from left to right under the feet. Add a flat shadow oval round the feet.
Step 10: Gold cymbal
Go over your lines, then colour the cymbal and the dome gold yellow, leaving the eyes and cheeks white.
Step 11: Pink cheeks, grey shadow
Colour the cheeks pink and the shadow grey around the feet. Crash!
Step 12: Grey stand, black notes
Colour the pole, the box, the legs, the feet and the nut slate grey, and the note heads black.
Your finished drawing
Follow the steps above and this is where you end up: a cymbal, drawn by you.
Every step in one picture
