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How to Draw an Inkwell
Draw an inkwell 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 glass jar.
Step 1: The glass jar
Below the middle draw the ink jar: a fat round belly with a flat bottom, open at the top.
Tip Long ago people dipped a feather quill in the ink to write.
Step 2: Neck and lip
From each top end of the jar draw a short neck line up to a flat oval rim.
Step 3: A happy face
On the jar's belly draw 2 big egg eyes, a U smile, and a tiny cheek beside each end.
Step 4: The ink level
Below the smile draw a gently curved line across the jar, from side to side: the top of the ink.
Step 5: The quill
From inside the opening, draw a long curved shaft up to the top right, with a feather round the top.
Tip Wide at the bottom, narrowing to a point at the very tip.
Step 6: Feather notches
On the wide side of the feather draw 3 short slanted notches cutting in from the edge.
Step 7: The ground
Draw a ground line under the jar, from near the left edge to near the right edge.
Step 8: Glass shine
Start just inside the jar's upper left side. Draw a short curved shine down, stopping level with the eyes.
Step 9: Sparkles
Add a sparkle on each side of the jar.
Step 10: Yellow sparkles
Colour the 2 sparkles yellow. Leave the feather white.
Step 11: Pink cheeks
Colour both cheeks rosy pink.
Step 12: Sky glass
Colour the rim, neck and glass above the ink line sky blue, around the cheeks. Leave the eyes white.
Step 13: Navy ink
Colour the ink below the ink line navy. Go over your lines and your inkwell is ready to write!
Your finished drawing
Follow the steps above and this is where you end up: an inkwell, drawn by you.
Every step in one picture
