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How to Draw a Tic Tac Toe
Draw a tic tac toe 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: two lines down.
Step 1: Two lines down
Draw 2 long lines down your paper, side by side, with a wide gap between them.
Tip Keep the gap as wide as the space on each side.
Step 2: Two lines across
Draw 2 long lines across them, the same gap apart, to make 9 boxes.
Step 3: Middle X
In the middle box draw a fat X with square ends.
Tip Draw a thin X first, then go around it.
Step 4: Three in a row
Draw the same fat X in the box on its left and the box on its right.
Step 5: Winning line
Draw a long thin strip across all 3 Xs, poking out past the boxes at both ends.
Step 6: One more X
Draw one more fat X in the bottom left box.
Step 7: Three Os
Draw a big circle in each top corner box and one in the bottom middle box.
Step 8: Ring holes
Draw a smaller circle inside each big circle to make 3 rings.
Step 9: Yellow line
Colour the long winning strip yellow.
Step 10: Red Xs
Colour all 4 Xs red, going around the yellow strip.
Step 11: Blue Os
Colour the 3 rings blue and leave their holes white. Three in a row wins!
Your finished drawing
Follow the steps above and this is where you end up: a tic tac toe, drawn by you.
Every step in one picture
