Traffic lights are an integral part of keeping us all safe, and they are super easy to draw – as we shall see in just a few short, simple steps!
Tutorial Video
Step-By-Step Images and Instructions
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Grab a black pen and a ruler, and draw two parallel, vertical lines in the center of your page.
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Add a horizontal line to the top and bottom, leaving the corners unconnected.
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Join the corners with curved lines…
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And then use a pencil and a drawing compass to add a circle to the center of the shape.
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Add a circle above and below this…
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Now, use an eraser to almost remove the circles, leaving just faint outlines.
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Grab a brown pen, and draw a crescent moon shape, on its side, at the top of the traffic lights.
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Now, finish the top circle with a red pen.
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Use an orange pen to add another crescent moon shape to the top of the middle circle…
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And shade the rest of this with a yellow pen.
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Use a green pen to add another crescent moon to the top of the bottom circle…
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And then fill this in with a lighter green pen.
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Grab a black pen and ruler and add three lines on either side.
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Now, add a diagonal line in between these straight ones.
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Connect the angled and straight lines at the end with a curved line, creating three shapes on either side.
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Use the ruler to bring two vertical, parallel lines down from the bottom…
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And use a black pen to color the rest of the traffic lights, outside the colors.
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Grab the red pen, and add a touch of color to the bottom of the top side shapes…
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And then follow this with the yellow pen.
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Finally, add color to the bottom with a green pen.
Now, on your marks, get set… and go!
