How to Draw a Flag
Want to draw some kind of flag, but don’t know where to start? Start with this tutorial where you will learn how to draw the basic look of a flag. Such flag drawing idea will help you in drawing any other flags.
Want to create art of your country’s flag but don’t know where to start? In this drawing tutorial you will learn how to draw a flag, which will become base in drawing this state symbol. In this drawing, we will show you how to draw a flag without a color, in which you can add any color of your choice.
Flags first appeared in antiquity when people used them as a means of communication over long distances. Initially, flags were a simple piece of fabric with a symbol or sign that could be seen from afar. Since then, flags have been used in many areas such as navigation, sporting events, government events, etc. You have probably seen in films or games how squad of some knights go with many flags, these are the flags of different dynasties, families, and orders of chivalry.
We hope this information and steps will help you create a great looking flag drawing!
Time needed: 20 minutes
How to Draw a Flag
- Draw the flagpole.
Begin by drawing the flagpole. Use straight length lines to form the flagpole. Depict this part of the flag from the left side of your of paper.
- Outline the fabric.
Start drawing the shape of the flag fabric.
- Detail the flag.
Draw lines on the part of the flag where the flag is connected to the flagpole. Then draw the line of fabric with a curved line.
- Add details.
Draw lines of fabric folds on the flag.
- Color the artwork.
Now you need to add colors to your flag drawing. Color your flag drawing as shown, or add the colors of your country’s flag if you want to create a realistic flag.
Great, your drawing is ready! We hope you had a great time drawing this attribute of state symbols. We will look forward to seeing you in other step-by-step drawing lessons that you can find on our website.