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How to Draw a VHS Tape
Draw a VHS tape in 12 easy steps, about 9 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 cassette.
Step 1: The cassette
In the middle draw a big flat box with small rounded corners, about twice as wide as it is tall.
Step 2: Two big eyes
Below the middle draw 2 big egg eyes. Colour a big black dot in each, with a shine.
Step 3: Smile and cheeks
Under the eyes draw a U smile, with a small flat cheek beside each end.
Step 4: The window
Near the top of the box, in the middle, draw a wide box with rounded corners for the window.
Step 5: Two reels
Inside the window draw 2 round reels with a small circle in each. Join their bottoms with a straight line.
Step 6: The label
Along the bottom draw a long thin strip for the label, with a short line near its left end.
Step 7: Screws
Draw a tiny circle in each corner of the cassette for the screws.
Step 8: Sparkles
Draw 2 sparkles in the air above the top corners of the cassette.
Step 9: The table
Draw a table line under the cassette, starting a little left of it and stopping a little past it.
Step 10: Yellow sparkles, pink cheeks
Colour the sparkles yellow and the cheeks pink.
Step 11: Sky window, brown reels
Colour the window sky blue around the reels. Colour the reels brown, but leave their middles white.
Step 12: Slate cassette
Colour the cassette slate grey around the window and cheeks. Leave the label and eyes white. Ready to rewind!
Your finished drawing
Follow the steps above and this is where you end up: a VHS tape, drawn by you.
Every step in one picture
