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How to Draw a Rectangle
Draw a rectangle in 11 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: top and sides.
Step 1: Top and sides
Start on the left and draw a long flat line. From each end, draw a shorter line down and stop.
Tip Make the 2 short lines the same length. Each corner is square, like the corner of a book.
Step 2: Long bottom line
Start at the bottom of the left side and draw a long flat line. Stop at the right side.
Tip A rectangle has 2 long sides and 2 short sides. Count them!
Step 3: Two big eyes
In the middle of the rectangle, draw 2 big egg eyes side by side with a small gap.
Step 4: Shiny pupils
In each eye, colour a big black dot. Leave a little white shine in it.
Tip The shine is a tiny white dot at the top left of each black dot.
Step 5: Big smile
Leave a gap under the eyes, then draw a wide U smile from under one eye to the other.
Tip Keep the smile clear of the eyes, so the face has room.
Step 6: Rosy cheeks
Under the outside of each eye, clear of the smile, draw a small sideways oval for a cheek.
Step 7: Sparkles
In the air above the rectangle, draw 3 sparkle stars: left, middle and right.
Tip A sparkle star has 4 points: up, down, left and right.
Step 8: The floor
Along the long bottom side, draw a floor line from well past the left corner to past the right.
Step 9: Pink cheeks
Colour the 2 cheeks rosy pink.
Step 10: Yellow sparkles
Colour the 3 sparkles yellow.
Step 11: Blue rectangle
Go over your lines and colour the rectangle blue, 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: a rectangle, drawn by you.
Every step in one picture
