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Star Drawing

how to draw a star

In this tutorial, we break down the process of creating a hand-drawn star into 12 easy-to-follow steps. We show you how to ensure that all of the sides are equal in length.

drawing a star in 11 easy steps

STEP 1: begin with a triangle

We are going to begin our stars sketch by drawing a simple isosceles triangle. Find the center of your canvas, and place the upside-down triangle there.

step 2: draw a second triangle

In this step, you are going to draw a second triangle at a slightly different angle to start laying the foundations of two more points of your star drawing.

STEP 3: shaping the triangle

You are now going to repeat the second step but as a mirror image. Draw a third triangle that lies on the opposite side of your five-point star.

step 4: adding the center lines

You are simply going to add a centerline through each of the five points. Beginning at the midpoint of the star, take a straight line to the tip of each point.

STEP 5: FINISH THE PENTAGON

Within the internal pentagon shape, draw an additional small line from the center of the star to the top right corner of the pentagon.

step 6: COMPLETE THE OUTLINE

To begin this step, repeat the previous step on the left side of the pentagon, adding in a secondary line.

STEP 7: ADDING SOME COLOR

Begin coloring your hand-drawn star with a gold color and a sharp brush. At this stage, you want to color only the right side of each star point.

step 8: PAINTING THE SECOND COLOR

You can now fill in the rest of your star drawing with a lighter gold shade. Use a fine brush to fill in the blank halves of the five points.

STEP 9: begiN SHADING

Find a soft shading brush and use a touch of black paint to lightly add some shading to each of the points of the star.

step 10: ADDING HIGHLIGHTS

In this step, use a small blending brush and some white paint, and use this to trace the center lines of each star point.

STEP 11: FINISH THE STAR DRAWING

To finish your five-point star drawing, you can now erase the black outlines to create a seamless stars sketch. 

BONUS STEP

If you want to add a little more three-dimensionality to your star drawing, you can use a small blending brush with some black paint to add a shadow along the edges of your star points.

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