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How to Draw a Magic Circle

12 steps · Medium · about 9 min

Draw a magic circle 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 big circle.

Step 1: The big circle
Draw a big circle that fills most of your paper. Everything goes inside it.
Tip Draw round a plate if you like: a magic circle is neat and round.
Step 2: The inner circle
Draw a second circle a thumb's width inside the first one. Now you have a ring.
Step 3: A big diamond
Inside the ring draw a big diamond. Start at the top. Its 4 corners touch the inner circle.
Tip Use a ruler if you like: all 4 sides are the same length.
Step 4: A big square
Draw a square over the diamond, starting top left. Its 4 corners touch the circle between the diamond's corners.
Tip Look: the 2 shapes make a star with 8 points!
Step 5: The centre circle
In the very middle of the star draw a small circle.
Step 6: A crescent moon
Inside the small circle draw a big C. Add a shallower C back to the start: a moon.
Tip Both curves start and stop at the same 2 points: the moon's horns.
Step 7: 4 sparkles
In the ring draw 4 sparkle stars: one at the top, the bottom, the left and the right.
Tip Each sparkle sits just past a corner of the diamond.
Step 8: 4 dots
Halfway between the sparkles, draw 4 small round dots in the ring.
Step 9: Yellow moon and marks
Go over your lines. Colour the moon, the 4 sparkles and the 4 dots yellow.
Step 10: Sky points, teal ring
Colour the 8 points of the star sky blue. Colour the ring teal, around the sparkles and dots.
Step 11: Purple star middle
Colour the middle of the star purple, around the centre circle.
Step 12: Navy night sky
Colour the 8 gaps round the star navy. Colour the centre navy too, around the moon. Done!
Tip Dark blue behind the yellow moon makes your magic circle glow.