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How to Draw a Folder
Draw a folder in 11 easy steps, about 8 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: back and tab.
Step 1: Back and tab
In the middle draw a big square with a little tab sticking up from its top left corner.
Step 2: The front
Inside it, a thumb below the top, draw a wide box for the front flap, sharing the sides and bottom.
Step 3: Two big eyes
In the middle of the front flap draw 2 big egg eyes. Colour a big black dot in each.
Step 4: Smile and cheeks
Under the eyes draw a wide U smile from eye to eye, and a small oval cheek at each end.
Step 5: Papers peeking out
Above the flap draw papers peeking out: from the flap's top edge go up, across, and down to the flap.
Step 6: Tab label and sticker
On the tab draw a short label line. In the bottom right of the flap draw a little heart sticker.
Step 7: Sparkles
Draw 3 sparkle stars around the folder.
Step 8: Table line
Draw a long table line under the folder, from the left side of the paper to the right.
Step 9: Tan folder
Colour the flap, back and tab tan, going around the face and the heart. Leave the papers white.
Tip Leave the eyes white.
Step 10: Red heart, pink cheeks
Colour the heart sticker red and the cheeks pink.
Step 11: Yellow sparkles
Go over your lines, then colour the sparkles yellow. Your folder is done!
Your finished drawing
Follow the steps above and this is where you end up: a folder, drawn by you.
Every step in one picture
