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How to Draw a Swirl
Draw a swirl 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 swirl.
Step 1: The swirl
Start low on the left. Draw a fat ribbon sweeping right, up and curling over to a round end.
Tip Like a wave curling over: a long tail and a round head.
Step 2: Two big eyes
On the round head draw 2 egg eyes side by side. Colour a black dot in each, with a shine.
Step 3: A smile
Under the eyes draw a small U smile, ends turning up.
Step 4: Rosy cheeks
Beside each end of the smile, leaving a small gap, draw a small sideways oval for a cheek.
Step 5: Sparkles on the left
Above the tail on the left draw 2 sparkle stars.
Step 6: Sparkles on the right
Draw 2 more sparkle stars on the right of the coil, one high and one low.
Step 7: Floor and shadow
Draw a floor line under the swirl, left to right. Add a flat oval shadow on it, behind the swirl.
Step 8: Yellow and pink
Colour the 4 sparkles yellow and the 2 cheeks pink.
Step 9: Grey shadow
Colour the shadow grey, around the swirl.
Step 10: Teal swirl
Colour the ribbon teal around the face and cheeks. Leave the eyes white. Your happy swirl is done!
Your finished drawing
Follow the steps above and this is where you end up: a swirl, drawn by you.
Every step in one picture
