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How to Draw an Oval
Draw an oval in 10 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: a light cross.
Step 1: A light cross
Lightly draw a long flat line. Cross its middle with a shorter upright line, about two thirds as long.
Tip Press softly. The cross shows how wide and how tall the oval is.
Step 2: The oval
Draw one smooth round loop through all 4 line ends. Keep both ends round, not pointy.
Tip No points and no flat bits: an oval is a stretched circle.
Step 3: Two big eyes
Rub out the cross. In the middle of the oval draw 2 big egg eyes with black dots and shines.
Tip Leave a tiny white dot in each black dot. That is the shine.
Step 4: Big smile
Leave a gap under the eyes, then draw a wide U smile from under one eye to the other.
Step 5: Rosy cheeks
Under the outside of each eye, clear of the smile, draw a tiny sideways oval for a cheek.
Step 6: Sparkles
Draw 2 sparkle stars on each side of the oval, one high and one low.
Tip A sparkle star has 4 points: up, down, left and right.
Step 7: The floor
Under the oval, draw a long floor line from far left to far right, just touching its bottom.
Step 8: Pink cheeks
Colour the 2 cheeks rosy pink.
Step 9: Yellow sparkles
Colour the 4 sparkles yellow.
Step 10: Purple oval
Go over your lines and colour the oval purple, around the pink cheeks. Leave the eyes white. You're done!
Your finished drawing
Follow the steps above and this is where you end up: an oval, drawn by you.
Every step in one picture
