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How to Draw a Palette
Draw a palette 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: the palette.
Step 1: The palette
In the middle of your paper draw a big rounded shape like a fat kidney bean lying down.
Tip Nearly fills the page, with a little dip near the top right.
Step 2: The thumb hole
Near the top right of the palette draw a small oval hole for the thumb.
Step 3: Paint dabs
Draw 6 round paint dabs around the palette, like big spots, leaving space between them.
Step 4: The brush
Draw a thin handle behind the palette, from a short end top left to a long end bottom right.
Tip Keep both ends in one straight line, as if the handle runs right under the palette.
Step 5: Metal band
On the top end of the handle draw a short metal band, as wide as the handle.
Step 6: Bristles
Beyond the band draw a pointed tuft of bristles, fat in the middle.
Step 7: Yellow and red paint
Colour the top dab yellow. Colour the top-left dab, the bottom-right dab and the bristles red.
Step 8: Blue and green paint
Colour the left dab and the right dab blue, and the bottom dab green.
Step 9: Wooden palette
Colour the palette wood brown, going around the dabs and leaving the hole white.
Step 10: Brown brush, grey band
Colour the brush handle brown and the metal band grey. Go over your lines!
Your finished drawing
Follow the steps above and this is where you end up: a palette, drawn by you.
Every step in one picture
