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What's missing on that fire truck? A fire symbol! In just a few simple steps, you'll learn how to create a flame form that will look great on any drawing depicting a fire theme.

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Part 1 of 2: The Outline

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    Draw a circle.
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    Draw a skinny triangle that overlaps the circle. Its base should cut the circle in two halves.
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    Draw another identical skinny triangle for the other half of the cicle.
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    Erase the inner lines and any extra outlines. Smoothen the shape a little from the sides. The result should be a "marquise" shape or a double pointed oval.

Part 2 of 2: The Inside

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    Draw a smaller marquise inside the one that's already drawn; repeat the same steps for the upper half of the shape drawn.
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    Draw a semicircle on the preferred side of the smaller marquise. In this case, on the left.
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    Cut out a piece of the big marquise by erasing the lines shown in red.
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    Create a smaller marquise shape at the bottom of the larger marquise. Cut out a piece in the same way you did for the larger marquise.
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    Fill in with color.
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Things You'll Need

  • Quality drawing paper
  • Pencil
  • Colored pencils
  • Eraser

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