How to Draw a Ribbon

Step-by-Step Guide

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   Step 1: Draw two irregular shapes overlapping each other or you may just copy the accompanied illustration to help you in drawing the shapes.

   Draw the bows by imagining a horizontal triangle without its point. ,,,, And then don’t forget also to erase your penciled sketches to clean up your drawing. , Color your ribbon purple with the polka dots white but you can also deviate as with the accompanied illustration by coloring your ribbon pink and the dots green or you can color it any color you want.
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   Step 2: Then on the right and left side of the shapes

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   Step 3: draw the bows.

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   Step 4: Next is to draw the ribbon’s loose ends

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   Step 5: draw the tails by sketching an inverted “V” on their ends and overlapping the shapes over the ribbon’s bows.

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   Step 6: Add now small circles for the ribbon’s painted polka dots.

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   Step 7: Finally sketch some lines to emphasize the cloth folds on the ribbon.

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   Step 8: End you’re drawing by outlining or inking over your pencil sketch using a pen or marker.

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   Step 9: You can now color your drawing.

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