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How to Draw a Zigzag
Draw a zigzag 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 square.
Step 1: The square
In the middle draw a big square with straight sides and soft corners, nearly as big as your page.
Tip A zigzag goes sharply up and down, like the teeth of a saw.
Step 2: The first zigzag
Start high on the left edge. Zigzag across, 4 points up, like saw teeth, stopping on the right edge.
Tip Keep all the points the same size.
Step 3: The second zigzag
Under it draw a second zigzag just the same, from the left edge across to the right. They never touch.
Step 4: The middle zigzag
Draw a third zigzag across the middle of the square. Start on the left edge and stop on the right.
Step 5: Two more zigzags
Draw 2 more zigzags under it, evenly spaced, each from the left edge across to the right. That makes 5.
Step 6: Sparkles
Draw 4 sparkle stars off the corners of the square.
Step 7: Cream bands
Go over your lines, then colour the top and bottom bands cream.
Step 8: Yellow sparkles
Colour the 4 sparkles yellow.
Step 9: Yellow bands
Between the zigzags there are 4 bands. Colour the second and the fourth yellow.
Step 10: Blue bands
Colour the other 2 bands blue, so blue and yellow take turns. Your zigzag pattern is done!
Your finished drawing
Follow the steps above and this is where you end up: a zigzag, drawn by you.
Every step in one picture
