A large part of the fun of creating art is choosing your tools – and there is a surprising amount that can be created with a simple box of crayons. Keen to learn how to draw these tools for yourself? Then let’s take a closer look.
Tutorial Video
Step-By-Step Images and Instructions
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Grab an orange pen and a ruler, and add a small square to the center of your page.
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Bring diagonal lines up at the right corners, and then join these with a vertical line at the side. Add another line to the side of this.
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Draw an oval shape in the center of this front square…
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Use a pencil and a ruler to add a line to the top right-hand corner, and join this to the line on the right. Add two more lines to the top.
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Join these top lines with an orange line…
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Add a long, curved shape to the top of this section, and fill this in with the orange pen.
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Use a black pen to add two sets of wavy lines at the top and bottom of the shape.
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Fill these in with the black pen…
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And then shade the bottom and the center with an orange pen.
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Use a lighter orange pen for the oval in the center of the shape…
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And then shade the top section of the front.
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Use a purple pen to add a triangle shape to the top left.
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Follow this with another triangle using a lighter purple pen.
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Add another triangle with a blue pen…
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Add another triangle with a green pen.
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Add another crayon to the back of the purple ones with an orange pen…
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And follow this with a dark green shape to the right.
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Use a navy blue pen for another crayon…
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And then a red pen for the crayon at the end of this row.
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Finally, use a gray pencil to shade the top of the box of crayons.
And there we have it – a box of crayons, and the start of an incredible creative journey!
