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How to Draw a Pile of Presents
Draw a pile of presents in 12 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: the big box.
Step 1: The big box
On the left of your paper, draw a tall box with a thin lid that sticks out past each side.
Step 2: Box on the right
Beside it on the right, draw a shorter wide box on the same ground, with its own thin lid.
Step 3: Little box on top
On top of the big box, near its left side, draw a small box with a thin lid.
Tip Rub out the big lid's line where the small box covers it.
Step 4: Ribbons up and over
On each box, draw a ribbon of 2 close lines, starting at the lid and going down to the bottom.
Step 5: Ribbons across
Draw 2 close lines across the big box and the right box, a little below their middles.
Step 6: Two bows
On the little box and the right box, draw a bow: a small knot with an oval loop each side.
Step 7: Dots and stripes
Draw 4 dots on the big box, 3 on the little box, and 4 short lines on the right one.
Step 8: Floor and sparkles
Draw a floor line under the boxes from edge to edge, and 2 sparkles in the air.
Step 9: Yellow ribbons
Go over your lines, then colour all the ribbons yellow.
Step 10: Yellow bows and sparkles
Colour both bows and the 2 sparkles yellow.
Step 11: Blue little box
Colour the little box on top blue, around the ribbon. Leave its dots white.
Step 12: Red and green boxes
Colour the big box red and the right box green, around the ribbons and white dots. You're done!
Your finished drawing
Follow the steps above and this is where you end up: a pile of presents, drawn by you.
Every step in one picture
