How to Draw a Banana

Step-by-Step Guide

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   Step 1: If you want to

   A good way to do this is to Image search "Banana".
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   Step 2: find a reference.

   this is your baseline. , it should be about the width you want your banana to be. , It should curve in the same direction as the baseline, and not look jarring. ,,, They should meet up with the dots made in step 6 on their way. , make it slightly thinner at one end then at the other, so it looks like a stem. ,,,,,,
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   Step 3: Using a pencil

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   Step 4: lightly draw a gentle curve.

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   Step 5: Based around the center of that curve

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   Step 6: draw a circle.

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   Step 7: From the edge of that circle

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   Step 8: draw a curve that meets up with the end of your baseline.

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   Step 9: Repeat step 4 until you have a crescent shape.

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    Step 10: Make 1 or 2 light dots in the circle

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    Step 11: evenly spread at a right angle to your baseline.

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    Step 12: Sketch 1 or 2 more curves from one side of the baseline to the other.

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    Step 13: At one end of the banana

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    Step 14: not quite at the tip

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    Step 15: draw a rectangle.

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    Step 16: You may want to add an oval at the end of the stem so it looks more conical.

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    Step 17: Add a rounded "nib" shape at the end of the stem.

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    Step 18: Round the other end with an oval.

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    Step 19: Trace with either a much harder hand on the pencil

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    Step 20: a softer pencil

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    Step 21: or a pen.

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    Step 22: Clean up.

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    Step 23: Finished.

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