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How to Draw a French Horn
Draw a French horn 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 big coil.
Step 1: The big coil
Left of the middle draw a big circle, nearly a hand wide, for the coil of tube.
Tip A French horn is one long tube coiled round in a circle.
Step 2: Inner circle
Just inside it draw a second circle, only a finger smaller, so the coil is a thin tube.
Tip Keep the middle big and empty, so you can see the paper through it.
Step 3: Bell tube
From the coil's lower right draw 2 lines going right, close together, then sweeping wide apart. Stop near the edge.
Tip Rub out the short bit of circle between the 2 lines, so the tube flows into the bell.
Step 4: Bell opening
Where the 2 lines end, draw a tall oval standing up for the opening of the bell.
Step 5: Lead pipe
From the coil's top left, draw a thin tube curling up and out, stopping near the top left corner.
Step 6: Mouthpiece
On the end of the lead pipe draw a little cup that gets wider at the tip.
Step 7: Valve tube
A little above the centre of the empty middle, draw 2 lines from one side across to the other.
Tip The 2 lines make a thin tube for the valves to sit on.
Step 8: 3 round valves
On the valve tube draw 3 small circles in a row, side by side.
Tip Rub out the tube lines inside each circle.
Step 9: Valve levers
Start on top of each valve. Draw a short stick up, ending in a tiny circle.
Step 10: Music notes
Draw a music note high on the right and one low on the left: a dot, stem and flag.
Step 11: Brass yellow
Go over your lines, then colour the coil, bell and lead pipe yellow like brass. Leave the middle empty.
Step 12: Orange and grey
Colour inside the bell oval orange. Colour the mouthpiece, valve tube, valves and lever tips grey.
Step 13: Blue notes
Colour the music notes blue. Your French horn is ready to play!
Your finished drawing
Follow the steps above and this is where you end up: a French horn, drawn by you.
Every step in one picture
