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How to Draw an Ocean Drum
Draw an ocean drum 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 frame.
Step 1: The frame
In the middle of your paper draw a big tall oval, filling most of the page.
Tip An ocean drum has beads inside: tip it and they roll like waves.
Step 2: The skin
Inside the frame draw a second oval, a little smaller all the way round, for the drum skin.
Step 3: The drum's side
Start at the top of the frame. Curve round the right side, a finger out, and stop at the bottom.
Tip This moon shape is the deep wooden side, so your drum looks thick, not flat.
Step 4: Tacks
Along the middle of the side draw 6 little round tacks, spaced out from top to bottom.
Step 5: 2 big eyes
On the skin, above the middle, draw 2 big egg eyes. Colour a black dot in each, leaving a shine.
Step 6: Smile and cheeks
Under the eyes draw a U smile. Add a small oval cheek beside each end.
Step 7: The wave
Start on the left edge of the skin, below the middle. Draw a wavy line across to the right edge.
Step 8: Beads
Under the wave draw 4 little round beads in a row, then 3 more below, in the gaps.
Step 9: Ground
Draw a ground line touching the bottom of the drum, from left to right.
Step 10: Music notes
At each top corner draw a music note: an oval, a tall stem and a little flag.
Step 11: Pink cheeks, grey beads
Colour the cheeks pink and the beads grey.
Step 12: Cream skin, blue water
Colour the skin cream around the face, and the water sky blue around the beads. Leave the eyes white.
Step 13: Wood frame, black notes
Colour the tacks grey, then the frame and the side wood brown around them. Colour the notes black.
Tip Go over your lines to finish.
Your finished drawing
Follow the steps above and this is where you end up: an ocean drum, drawn by you.
Every step in one picture
