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How to Draw a Pirate Flag
Draw a pirate flag 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 pole.
Step 1: The pole
On the left, draw a tall thin pole from near the bottom to near the top. Add a ball.
Step 2: The flag
Start on the pole near the top. Draw a rippling flag out right, down a wobbly edge, to the pole.
Step 3: The skull
In the flag's middle, draw a big round skull. From one cheek, draw a U jaw across to the other.
Step 4: Skull face
Give the skull 2 big black eye holes, a little heart nose, and 3 short tooth lines into the jaw.
Step 5: First bone
Behind the skull, draw a fat dog bone slanting from top left to bottom right, with round ends.
Step 6: Second bone
Draw the same bone from top right to bottom left, so the 2 bones make an X behind the skull.
Step 7: The ground
Under the pole, draw a straight ground line from a little left of the pole to just past the flag.
Step 8: Wind lines
Draw 2 short curved wind lines on each side of the flag, like the wind is whooshing by.
Step 9: Brown pole
Colour the pole and the ball on top brown.
Step 10: Black flag
Colour the flag black, around the skull and bones so they stay white. Yo ho ho, your flag is done!
Your finished drawing
Follow the steps above and this is where you end up: a pirate flag, drawn by you.
Every step in one picture
