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How to Draw a Marble Run
Draw a marble run 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: two tall posts.
Step 1: Two tall posts
Draw 2 tall thin rectangles standing up, a shorter one on the right. Add a short flat foot under each.
Step 2: The first track
From near the top of the left post, draw a long slanted strip down to the right post.
Step 3: The second track
A little lower, draw a second strip the other way: from the right post down to the left post.
Tip The marble zigzags: right, then left, then right.
Step 4: The third track
Lower still, draw a third strip sloping gently down, poking out past the right post.
Step 5: Funnel and cup
On the left post, draw a funnel, wide at the top. Draw a cup under the bottom track's end.
Step 6: Rolling marbles
Draw a round marble in the funnel, one on each track, and 2 peeking out of the cup.
Step 7: Marble shines
Put one tiny white dot near the top of each marble, for its shine.
Step 8: The ground
Draw one long ground line under both feet.
Step 9: Yellow and sky blue
Colour the funnel yellow and 3 of the marbles sky blue.
Step 10: Green marbles, red tracks
Colour the other 3 marbles green, and the top and bottom tracks red.
Step 11: Blue track, wood posts
Colour the middle track blue, and the posts, feet and cup wood brown. Your marble run is done!
Your finished drawing
Follow the steps above and this is where you end up: a marble run, drawn by you.
Every step in one picture
