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How to Draw a Tie
Draw a tie 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 knot.
Step 1: The knot
Near the top draw the knot: a flat top, 2 sides sloping in, and a soft round bottom.
Step 2: The long tie
From the bottom of the knot draw 2 lines going down and slowly apart. Meet them in a point.
Step 3: 2 big eyes
Halfway down the tie draw 2 big egg eyes close together. Colour a dot in each.
Step 4: Smile and cheeks
Under the eyes draw a U smile from eye to eye. Add a tiny oval cheek beside each end.
Step 5: Collar points
Beside each top corner of the knot, draw a collar point slanting down to a tip and back.
Step 6: Back of the collar
Start at the top of one collar point, draw a gentle curve over the knot, and stop at the other.
Step 7: Stripes
Draw slanted stripes across the tie from edge to edge: 2 near the knot and 3 near the point.
Step 8: Sparkles
Draw 4 sparkle stars round the tie, 2 on each side.
Step 9: Yellow stripes and sparkles
Colour every stripe yellow, and the sparkles too.
Step 10: Pink cheeks, sky collar
Colour the cheeks pink and the whole collar sky blue.
Step 11: Red tie
Colour the knot and the tie red around the stripes and cheeks, leaving the eyes white. Your tie is ready!
Your finished drawing
Follow the steps above and this is where you end up: a tie, drawn by you.
Every step in one picture
