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How to Draw a Rope
Draw a rope in 12 easy 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 middle.
Step 1: The middle
A little above the middle of your paper, draw a circle about a quarter as wide as the page.
Tip You are looking down on a rope coiled flat on the floor.
Step 2: Two big eyes
In the middle circle draw 2 big egg eyes. Colour a big black dot in each, leaving a white shine.
Step 3: Smile and cheeks
Under the eyes draw a wide U smile, with a small oval cheek beside each end.
Step 4: The spiral
From the circle's top, curl a line left round it, out 2 and a half times, ending at the bottom.
Tip Keep the turns a finger apart so the rope comes out thick.
Step 5: The loose end
From the spiral's end, draw a thick rope end out to the bottom right, then back to the coil.
Step 6: Inside twists
Across the inside turn of rope, draw short curved slanted lines from line to line, all the way along.
Step 7: Outside twists
Do the same across the outside turn and along the loose end, evenly spaced.
Step 8: Whipping and fray
Near the tip draw 2 short lines across the rope, and 3 tiny frayed lines fanning from the end.
Step 9: Sparkles
Draw 3 little four-point sparkle stars around the coil, not touching it.
Step 10: Yellow and pink
Colour the sparkles yellow and the cheeks pink.
Step 11: Sand middle
Colour the middle circle sand, around the pink cheeks. Leave the eyes white.
Step 12: Tan rope
Go over your lines, then colour the rope and its loose end tan, around the middle. Your rope is done!
Your finished drawing
Follow the steps above and this is where you end up: a rope, drawn by you.
Every step in one picture
