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How to Draw a Ruler
Draw a ruler 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: the long ruler.
Step 1: The long ruler
Draw a tall thin box standing straight up, from near the top of your paper almost to the bottom.
Tip About 3 times taller than it is wide.
Step 2: A happy face
Above the middle, a little right, draw 2 big round eyes with black dots and a small U smile.
Step 3: Long tick marks
Start on the left edge near the top and draw a short line in. Do 10, a thumb apart.
Step 4: Short tick marks
Between each pair of long ticks, start on the left edge and draw a shorter tick, half as long.
Step 5: The scale line
From the top edge draw 1 long line straight down to the bottom edge, just past the tick ends.
Step 6: The hole
Near the top, on the right half, draw a small round hole for hanging the ruler up.
Step 7: Rosy cheeks
Colour a small pink oval under each eye, just beside the ends of the smile.
Step 8: The ground
Draw a ground line under the ruler, starting past its left side and stopping past its right side.
Step 9: Sparkles
Draw 3 sparkle stars around the ruler, like a plus sign with curvy sides.
Step 10: Yellow sparkles
Colour the 3 sparkles yellow.
Step 11: Wooden ruler
Go over your lines, then colour the ruler tan around the cheeks. Leave the eyes and the hole white.
Your finished drawing
Follow the steps above and this is where you end up: a ruler, drawn by you.
Every step in one picture
