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How to Draw a Farfalle
Draw a farfalle 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 first bow.
Step 1: The first bow
Near the top draw a bow tie shape, pinched in the middle, with a zigzag at each end.
Tip The top and bottom edges dip towards each other in the middle.
Step 2: The pinch
In the middle of the bow draw a small oval. Add a sideways V fold on each side of it.
Tip Each V opens towards a zigzag end.
Step 3: A second bow
Below it on the left draw another bow the same size, tilted steeply like a slide.
Step 4: A third bow
Below on the right draw one more bow, tilted the other way. Leave gaps between all 3.
Step 5: Two more pinches
Give each new bow a small oval in the middle and a sideways V fold on each side.
Step 6: The plate rim
Draw a big circle around the 3 bows for the rim of the plate, not touching them.
Step 7: The plate
Draw a bigger circle around the rim for the edge of the plate.
Tip Keep the gap between the 2 circles even all the way round.
Step 8: A basil leaf
In the middle, between the 3 bows, draw a small pointed leaf with a line down the middle.
Step 9: Sauce dots
Draw 2 small round dots of sauce on the plate: one at the bottom, one up on the left.
Step 10: Yellow pasta
Go over your lines, then colour the 3 pasta bows yellow.
Step 11: Blue plate
Colour the plate light blue, around the pasta, the leaf and the sauce dots.
Step 12: Green leaf, red sauce
Colour the basil leaf green and the sauce dots red. Your farfalle is done!
Your finished drawing
Follow the steps above and this is where you end up: a farfalle, drawn by you.
Every step in one picture
