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How to Draw a Number Balloon
Draw a number balloon 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: top of the 7.
Step 1: Top of the 7
Start in the middle. Draw a line left, round a fat end, back along the top. Stop past the corner.
Tip Make it really fat, with round ends, so it looks blown up.
Step 2: Fat stem
From the corner draw the stem slanting down. Go round the bottom and back up to your start.
Tip Keep the stem as fat as the top.
Step 3: Tied end
Under the bottom of the 7 draw a little tied end that gets wider, like a tiny bell.
Step 4: Wavy string
Start at the tied end. Draw a short wavy string hanging down. Stop near the bottom of your paper.
Step 5: Round balloon
On the right draw a small egg balloon. Add a tiny tied end under it.
Tip The round balloon is much smaller than the 7.
Step 6: Second string
Start under the small balloon. Draw a long wavy string hanging down. Stop level with the first string.
Step 7: Shine marks
Inside the 7 draw a long thin shine and a dot on top, and a long shine on the stem.
Tip Shine marks make the balloon look shiny and full of air.
Step 8: Small shine
Inside the round balloon draw one small curved shine, up on the left side.
Step 9: Crinkle lines
At the inside corner of the 7 draw 3 short lines fanning out, like folds in foil.
Step 10: Sparkles
Draw 3 sparkles around the balloons. Each one is a star with 4 points.
Tip Keep the sparkles away from the balloons and strings.
Step 11: Yellow 7
Colour the 7, its tied end and the 3 sparkles yellow. Leave the shine marks white.
Step 12: Red balloon
Colour the round balloon and its tied end red. Leave its shine white. Your number balloon is done!
Your finished drawing
Follow the steps above and this is where you end up: a number balloon, drawn by you.
Every step in one picture
