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How to Draw a Tug of War
Draw a tug of war in 20 steps, about 15 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 heads.
Step 1: Two heads
Draw 2 egg heads near the top, one on the left and one on the right, with a wide gap.
Tip The kids lean back, so leave room below them.
Step 2: Left kid's face
Give the left kid 2 eyes, a nose, a smile and a C ear starting and stopping on the head.
Step 3: Right kid's face
Give the right kid 2 eyes, a nose and a smile, sitting a little toward the middle.
Step 4: The cap
On the left kid, draw a round cap over the top of the head, with its peak pointing right.
Step 5: Bob hair
On the right kid, draw hair from a fringe over the eyes, round the top and down the back.
Step 6: Leaning T-shirt
From the left chin, draw neck lines down to a T-shirt that leans back, with a sleeve to the middle.
Tip The top of the body leans away from the middle.
Step 7: Shorts
From the back corner of the T-shirt, draw shorts round the seat, stopping at the front corner.
Step 8: Leaning dress
From the right chin, draw neck lines down to a dress that leans back, with a sleeve to the middle.
Step 9: Arms
From each sleeve, draw an arm reaching toward the middle, with a second arm peeking out above it.
Tip The arms get thinner toward the wrist.
Step 10: Four fists
At the end of the arms, draw 2 round fists for each kid, side by side at the same height.
Step 11: The rope
Draw a thick rope through all 4 fists, its ends hanging down low behind each kid, with twist lines.
Tip The rope dips a little in the middle.
Step 12: The flag
Hang a small triangle flag under the middle of the rope.
Step 13: Bent legs
Under the shorts and the dress, draw 2 legs for each kid: a long front leg, a bent back leg.
Step 14: Shoes
Give every leg a shoe, leaving a gap between them. The front shoes dig in their heels, toes up.
Step 15: Ground
Draw a ground line under all the shoes and a short mark in the middle, under the flag.
Step 16: Pink cheeks, peach faces
Colour the cheeks pink, then the faces, the ear and the necks peach around them. Leave the eyes white.
Step 17: Peach arms and legs
Colour all the arms, fists and legs peach.
Step 18: Yellow T-shirt, tan rope
Colour the T-shirt yellow and the rope tan, around the fists.
Step 19: Red cap, green dress
Colour the cap, the flag and all 4 shoes red. Colour the dress green.
Step 20: Blue shorts, brown hair
Colour the shorts blue and the hair brown. Go over your lines and your tug of war is done!
Your finished drawing
Follow the steps above and this is where you end up: a tug of war, drawn by you.
Every step in one picture
