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How to Draw an Erlenmeyer Flask
Draw an erlenmeyer flask 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 flask body.
Step 1: The flask body
Start above the middle. Slope down and out, draw a flat bottom, slope back up and stop beside your start.
Tip Leave a small gap at the top for the neck, and keep the bottom corners soft.
Step 2: Neck and rim
From each end draw a line straight up. Join them with a flat rounded band, a little wider.
Step 3: Two big eyes
Low in the flask draw 2 big egg eyes. Add a big black dot and a white shine in each.
Step 4: Smile and cheeks
Under the eyes draw a wide U smile. Add a small flat oval cheek beside each end.
Step 5: The liquid
Above the face, start on the left side. Draw a wavy line across and stop on the right side.
Step 6: Measuring marks
On the right side above the liquid draw 3 short lines from the edge inward, evenly spaced.
Step 7: Bubbles inside
Low in the liquid, under the face, draw 3 small round bubbles.
Step 8: Bubbles on top
Above the rim draw 3 more bubbles floating up out of the flask.
Step 9: Glass shine
On the left above the liquid draw 1 long and 1 short line, sloping like the side.
Step 10: Shadow and table
Draw a thin flat oval shadow around the bottom. Add a table line out from each end.
Step 11: Pink cheeks
Colour the cheeks pink.
Step 12: Grey and sky blue
Colour the shadow grey and the top bubbles sky blue. Leave the empty glass white so it looks clear.
Step 13: Blue liquid
Go over your lines. Colour the liquid blue around the face, leaving the bubbles white. Your flask is done!
Tip Leave the eyes white.
Your finished drawing
Follow the steps above and this is where you end up: an erlenmeyer flask, drawn by you.
Every step in one picture
