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How to Draw a Djembe
Draw a djembe 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: drum head.
Step 1: Drum head
Near the top, draw a wide flat oval for the skin on top of the drum.
Tip A djembe is shaped like a goblet: wide on top, narrow in the middle.
Step 2: The bowl
Start at the oval's left end. Curve down in to a narrow waist, and back up to the right end.
Step 3: Two big eyes
In the middle of the bowl, draw 2 big egg eyes with a gap, and a black dot in each.
Step 4: Smile and cheeks
Under the eyes, draw a U smile. Add a small flat oval cheek beside each end.
Step 5: The foot
Start at the waist's left. Draw a flared skirt down to the floor and back up to the waist's right.
Step 6: Rim lines
Under the oval, draw a smile curve across for the rim. Add a short one under the waist.
Step 7: Rope lacing
From the rim's left end, draw a zigzag of 6 rope V's above the eyes. Stop at the right end.
Step 8: Music notes
Draw a music note in the air on each side of the drum.
Step 9: Floor and shadow
Draw a thin flat oval under the foot for the shadow. From each end, draw a floor line outwards.
Step 10: Tan skin, pink cheeks
Colour the drum head tan and the cheeks pink.
Step 11: Brown drum, grey shadow
Colour the bowl and foot brown around the eyes and cheeks, leaving the eyes white. Colour the shadow grey.
Step 12: Black notes
Go over your lines and colour the note heads black. Your djembe is ready to drum!
Your finished drawing
Follow the steps above and this is where you end up: a djembe, drawn by you.
Every step in one picture
