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How to Draw a Ribbon
Draw a ribbon in 8 easy steps, about 6 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 medal.
Step 1: The medal
A little above the middle of your paper draw a round medal about as big as a plum.
Tip Leave room all round it for the puffy ruffle.
Step 2: Happy face
In the medal draw 2 big round eyes nearly touching. Start under the left eye and smile to the right.
Step 3: Two ribbon tails
Start on the medal's lower left. Draw a wide tail down with a V notch. Do the right too.
Step 4: The ruffle
Draw a ring just outside the medal. Around it draw 16 small bumps, going across the tails.
Tip Keep the dips between the bumps small, so it looks like a frilly ribbon, not a flower.
Step 5: Pleats
Start in each dip between 2 bumps. Draw a short straight line in and stop on the ring.
Step 6: Tail stripes
On each tail start under the ruffle. Draw 2 lines down the middle, a finger apart. Stop on the notch.
Step 7: Rosy cheeks, gold medal
Colour 2 pink cheeks past the ends of the smile. Colour the medal yellow around them. Leave the eyes white.
Step 8: Blue ruffle, red tails
Colour the ruffle and ring blue, around the medal. Colour the tails red, but leave the stripes white.
Your finished drawing
Follow the steps above and this is where you end up: a ribbon, drawn by you.
Every step in one picture
