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How to Draw a Star Download Article Co-authored by Kelly Medford

Last Updated: June 24, 2025

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• Drawing a 7 Pointed Star (Type 1)
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This article was co-authored by Kelly Medford. Kelly Medford is an American painter based in Rome, Italy. She studied classical painting, drawing and printmaking both in the U.S. and in Italy. She works primarily en plein air on the streets of Rome, and also travels for private international collectors on commission. She founded Sketching Rome Tours in 2012 where she teaches sketchbook journaling to visitors of Rome. Kelly is a graduate of the Florence Academy of Art. This article has been viewed 1,587,033 times.

Do you want to learn to draw a star-shaped figure (not actually a star after the astronomical concept)? If you follow these steps, you'll be drawing either a regular 5-pointed star or a 6-pointed or 7-pointed star in no time.

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Method 1 Method 1 of 4:

Drawing a 5-Pointed Star

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1. 1 Draw an upside down "V." Begin at the lower left side of your drawing, come up to a point and bring your pencil down and to the right. Do not lift your pencil from the paper until you are finished.
2. 2 Draw a straight line at an upward angle to the left. Cross your first line about 1/3 of the way up "\" without lifting your pencil from the paper. Advertisement
3. 3 Draw a straight horizontal line across your drawing, ending at the right side. Cross the upside-down "V" shape about 1/3 of the way down: "-". Again, do not lift your pencil.
4. 4 Draw a straight line at a downward angle back to your starting point. Your line will connect with the lower left corner of your drawing: "/".
5. 5 Lift your pencil from the paper. Your star is complete.
6. 6 Erase the lines well if you don't want them to be visible in the center of the star.
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Method 2 Method 2 of 4:

Drawing a 6-Pointed Star

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1. 1 Start by drawing a large circle using a compass.
   • Place a pencil into the pencil holder on your compass. Then, place the point in the center of a piece of paper.
   • Turn the top of the compass while keeping the point still. The pencil will draw a circle that is perfectly centered around the point.
2. 2 Make a dot at the top of your circle with the pencil. Then, move the point of your compass until it is on top of the dot. Do not change the radius of the compass as you are moving it.
3. 3 Turn your compass to make a pencil mark that crosses your circle on the left. Repeat this on the right side of the point that you drew.
4. 4 Move your point to one of the marks without changing the radius of the compass. Make another mark on the edge of the circle.
5. 5 Continue moving your compass point to the new marks and drawing marks until you have a total of 6 marks that are equidistant. Set your compass aside.
6. 6 Use a ruler to create a triangle that starts from the top mark on the edge of the circle.
   • Place your pencil on the top mark. Skip the first mark to the left and connect the top mark to the second mark to the left.
   • Draw a second mark straight across to the right, skipping the mark on the bottom.
   • Finish by connecting that mark to the top mark. This will complete your first triangle.
7. 7 Create a second triangle starting with the mark at the base of your circle.
   • Place your pencil on the bottom mark. Connect it with the second mark to the left by drawing a straight line.
   • Draw a line straight across to your right, skipping the top mark.
   • Finish the second triangle by drawing an additional line back to the bottom mark on the edge of the circle.
8. 8 Erase the circle. Your 6-point star is complete.
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Method 3 Method 3 of 4:

Drawing a 7 Pointed Star (Type 1)

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1. 1 Do the first two steps of the 5-point method. This type of star is similar to the 5-pointed star.
2. 2 Instead of going horizontally rightwards, draw a bit lower. Save a gap for another point.
3. 3 Draw horizontally leftwards.
4. 4 Draw back to the gap you made in Step 2.
5. 5 Finish the 7 pointed star by connecting it back to where you started.
6. 6 Now you can sit back and impress your friends!
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Method 4 Method 4 of 4:

Drawing a 7 Pointed Star (Type 2)

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1. 1 Draw an unfinished triangle. Leave a gap between the starting and ending points as follows.
2. 2 Draw a line from the last point to somewhere between the first and second point.
3. 3 Continue like the previous step. Draw towards somewhere between the second and third point, then between the third and forth point.
4. 4 Connect to where you started.
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• Question How do I draw a four-pointed star? Community Answer Draw a little square in the center, then four triangles on each side. You can make the square tilted a little, so the corners are pointing up and down, and draw the triangles on the tilted sides. Thanks! We're glad this was helpful. Thank you for your feedback. If wikiHow has helped you, please consider a small contribution to support us in helping more readers like you. We’re committed to providing the world with free how-to resources, and even $1 helps us in our mission. Support wikiHow Yes No Not Helpful 72 Helpful 120
• Question How can I draw a twelve-pointed star? Community Answer Create a 6-pointed star, turn your paper 45 degrees, and draw another one. Thanks! We're glad this was helpful. Thank you for your feedback. If wikiHow has helped you, please consider a small contribution to support us in helping more readers like you. We’re committed to providing the world with free how-to resources, and even $1 helps us in our mission. Support wikiHow Yes No Not Helpful 56 Helpful 90
• Question How do I draw a ten pointed star? Community Answer Draw a decagon, then add 4 triangles on each side, or you can draw 2 5-pointed stars - one facing up, one facing down. Thanks! We're glad this was helpful. Thank you for your feedback. If wikiHow has helped you, please consider a small contribution to support us in helping more readers like you. We’re committed to providing the world with free how-to resources, and even $1 helps us in our mission. Support wikiHow Yes No Not Helpful 64 Helpful 67

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• To help children remember how to draw a 5-point star, use this rhyme from Eric Carle: "Down, over, left and right, draw a star, oh so bright." Thanks Helpful 4 Not Helpful 1
• When drawing the 7 Pointed Star Type 1, you may feel like drawing a 5-pointed star instead. Try to avoid the feeling by practicing more. Thanks Helpful 2 Not Helpful 1
• Practice a lot. Thanks Helpful 3 Not Helpful 8

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Things You'll Need

• A pencil, crayon or colored pencils for drawing
• Paper
• Compass
• Ruler
• Eraser

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References

1. Eric Carle: Draw Me a Star
2. How to Draw 5-Pointed Stars with Easy Step-by-Step Lessons for Young Kids and Preschoolers
3. Making a 6-pointed star

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Co-authored by: Kelly Medford Professional Artist This article was co-authored by Kelly Medford. Kelly Medford is an American painter based in Rome, Italy. She studied classical painting, drawing and printmaking both in the U.S. and in Italy. She works primarily en plein air on the streets of Rome, and also travels for private international collectors on commission. She founded Sketching Rome Tours in 2012 where she teaches sketchbook journaling to visitors of Rome. Kelly is a graduate of the Florence Academy of Art. This article has been viewed 1,587,033 times. 10 votes - 72% Co-authors: 87 Updated: June 24, 2025 Views: 1,587,033 Categories: Drawing Shapes In other languages French Italian Spanish German Portuguese Dutch Russian Chinese Indonesian Arabic Czech Thai Vietnamese Hindi Korean Japanese

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