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How to Draw a Red Lantern
Draw a red lantern 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 middle rib.
Step 1: The middle rib
In the middle draw a tall oval with a point at the top and the bottom, like a lemon.
Tip Make it fattest halfway down.
Step 2: Fat side ribs
From the top of the middle rib, draw a fat C round to its bottom. Same on the right.
Tip The ribs all meet at the top and the bottom.
Step 3: The top cap
Over the top point draw a short flat box for the cap, covering where the ribs meet.
Step 4: Round outer ribs
Start under the top cap. Draw a wider C outside the fat rib, down to the bottom. Same on right.
Step 5: The bottom cap
Over the bottom point draw a smaller flat box for the bottom cap, covering where the ribs meet.
Step 6: The tassel
From the bottom cap draw a line to a knot, then a tassel with a wavy bottom and 2 lines.
Step 7: String and bar
From the top cap draw a line straight up, a finger long. Put a flat bar across its top.
Step 8: Sparkles
Draw a sparkle star on each side of the lantern.
Step 9: Gold caps and tassel
Colour the 2 caps, the bar, the knot, the tassel and the 2 sparkles gold yellow.
Step 10: Red lantern
Colour the lantern red around the caps, leaving a curved white shine on the upper left. It's ready to hang!
Your finished drawing
Follow the steps above and this is where you end up: a red lantern, drawn by you.
Every step in one picture
