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How to Draw a Hole in Paper
Draw a hole in paper 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 paper.
Step 1: The paper
Draw a big tall box that fills most of your page. This is the sheet of paper.
Step 2: The hole
In the middle of the sheet draw a wide flat oval, like an egg lying on its side.
Step 3: The wall
Start at the oval's left tip. Draw a rainbow line under the top edge. Stop at the right tip.
Tip Keep the rainbow the same curve as the top of the oval, just a little lower.
Step 4: Deeper down
Start on the oval's left edge, lower down. Draw one more rainbow line across to the right edge.
Step 5: Margin line
Near the left side of the sheet draw a straight line from the top edge down to the bottom edge.
Step 6: Top lines
Above the hole draw 2 lines across. Start on the margin line and stop just before the right edge.
Step 7: Broken lines
Draw 3 more lines from the margin. Each one stops at the hole and starts again on the other side.
Step 8: Bottom lines
Below the hole draw 2 more lines across, from the margin line, the same length as the top ones.
Step 9: Yellow paper
Go over your lines. Colour the sheet of paper yellow, all around the hole.
Step 10: Light grey wall
Inside the hole, colour the top band light grey.
Step 11: Dark grey band
Colour the middle band dark grey. Press a little harder.
Step 12: Black bottom
Colour the bottom of the hole black, so it looks deep. Your hole in the paper is done!
Your finished drawing
Follow the steps above and this is where you end up: a hole in paper, drawn by you.
Every step in one picture
