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Star Doodle

Press for a star doodle and its first strokes: a star in one go, a sparkle or a shooting star.

Star Doodle

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Drawn: A shooting star with a ribbon tail that waves twiceA shooting star with a ribbon tail that waves twiceFrom two points of the star, draw two lines that wave together and close in a forked end.

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Stars in one go 15

A dot-to-dot star: ten numbered dots, the lines left undrawn Mark the five tips and the five dips as dots only. Number them one to ten round the outline and stop there.
A needle star: five long slim points on a tiny middle Mark a small pentagon. From each side raise a long narrow triangle, twice as long as you think it needs.
A plump star with rounded tips, like a cookie cutter Draw five soft bumps round a middle, with a shallow dip between each. No sharp corners anywhere.
A smiling star with rosy ovals under its eyes Draw a plump star. Set two dots low in the middle, a tiny curve between them and a small oval under each eye.
A star closed from a ring of V strokes Draw a V with its point up. Start the next V from the end of the last. Five of them close the star.
A star from a capital A with its crossbar pushed out Write an A with long legs. Run its crossbar out past both legs, then join each end down to the far foot.

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Stars in one go, continued

A star from five strokes that stop short of meeting Draw the crossed star in five separate strokes, lifting the pen before each corner so every tip is left open.
A star in one line that turns each point as a loop Draw the crossed star without lifting, but round every point as a small loop in place of a sharp corner.
A star of two triangles, one upright and one flipped Draw a triangle pointing up. Lay a second one over it pointing down, so six small points poke out.
A star with every side bowed inward, like a pinched cushion Mark five tips. Join each tip to the next with a curve that sags toward the middle. Keep the sags equal.
A star with tips of two lengths, long and short in turn Draw five long points as a hollow star. In each dip between them, add one shorter point.
A stick star: an upright stroke with an X through it One upright line and an X through its middle. Six arms, all the same length, with a dot on every end.
A twelve-point starburst set out like a clock face Mark twelve points as on a clock. Rule a long ray to each even hour and a short one to each odd hour.
An even five-point star ruled on a pencil pentagon Draw a pentagon with equal sides. Extend every side past its corners until the lines meet in five points.
Two stars overlaid, one turned to fill the other's dips Draw one star. Lay a second over it, turned so its points fill the dips. Ink only the outer edge.

Shooting stars and sparkles 15

A falling star trailing a braid of wavy strands Draw three wavy lines from the star that cross over and under each other, then taper to one point.
A falling star with a curved dashed path behind it Pencil an arc across the page. Put the star at the low end and dash the arc, the dashes shorter higher up.
A firework star: a dot, a ring of dashes, a ring of dots Start from one dot. Ring it with eight short dashes pointing outward, then a wider ring of dots in the gaps.
A four-point sparkle from a tall cross pinched at the waist Draw a tall narrow diamond and a short wide one through the same middle. Curve all the sides inward.
A glint hooked on a corner: one sparkle, half hidden Pick the corner of any box or letter. Draw a four-point sparkle with its middle right on the corner.
A shooting star over water, mirrored below in dashes Rule a water line. Draw the star and tail above it, then repeat them below, upside down, in short level dashes.
A shooting star that loops the loop before flying on Draw the trail first: a long curve with one full loop in it. Put the star at the front end and dash the far end.
A shooting star with a comet tail that fans wide Draw the star small. Open the tail behind it like a fan of five lines, the outer two curving away.
A shooting star with a ribbon tail that waves twice From two points of the star, draw two lines that wave together and close in a forked end.
A sparkle with a ring round it, like a flare of light A four-point sparkle. Round its middle draw a circle that the long points break through.
A star bursting out of a ring of sparkles and dots Draw one bold star. Ring it with small four-point sparkles and dots that get smaller as they spread out.
A star on the move, trailing a line of fading dots Draw the star. Behind it, a line of dots that get smaller and farther apart until they stop.
A starburst of eight rays, long and short in turn Leave a small gap in the middle. Rule four long rays as a cross, then four short ones between them.
A twinkle: a plus sign with a small x through it A plus with long arms. Through its middle, an x with arms half as long. Nothing else.
Three shooting stars crossing the page on parallel paths Rule three slanted pencil lines. Put a star at the low end of each and give each a different tail.

Folded and nested stars 15

A block star: a hollow star with a thick slab edge Draw a hollow star. Copy its right and lower edges a little way off, join the corners and fill the strip between.
A compass star: four long points, four short, on two rings Pencil a small circle and a large one. Long points reach the large ring, short ones the small. Halve and shade.
A patchwork star: dots, stripes, checks, waves and ink Close off the five points as triangles. Fill them with dots, stripes, checks, waves and solid ink.
A star cracked into pieces like a broken plate Draw a hollow star. Run three jagged lines across it and pull the pieces a hair apart, so thin gaps show.
A star drawn in dashes, like a line of stitches Pencil the star outline. Go over it in short even dashes, with a dash bent round every tip and dip.
A star of five long sticks with crossed ends Lay five straight sticks so each crosses two others, and let every end poke a little past the crossing.
A star of five small triangles round a pentagon Draw a pentagon. On each side stand a triangle, and leave the pentagon showing as a separate shape.
A star of stars: five small ones set on a big one's tips Draw the big star in pencil. Center a small star on each tip, ink those and erase the big one.
A star pieced from kite shapes, short ends together Draw five kite shapes with their short ends touching in the middle, like slices of a pie.
A star spiral: one line that winds out point by point Start with a tiny crossed star and keep going, each lap a little bigger, never closing the shape.
A star tied from one flat band folded five times Draw the outline as a band. At each tip, show the band folding over itself with one short slanted line.
A star with a porthole: a ring just inside its five dips Draw a hollow star. Inside it, draw a circle that just misses the five dips.
A star with a star-shaped hole, turned to face the dips Draw a hollow star. Inside, draw a small one turned so its points aim at the big star's dips.
A star with two echo outlines shrinking toward its middle Draw a hollow star, then a smaller one inside it and a smaller one again, all pointing the same way.
A woven star whose strokes go over and under Draw the crossed star as bands, not lines. At each crossing, break one band so it passes behind the other.

Rows, fills, constellations 15

A band of stars across a page, crowded in the middle Pencil two wavy lines for the band. Pack stars and dots along its middle and let them thin toward the edges.
A block of stars in staggered rows, like a quilt panel Rule a rectangle. Fill it with rows of small stars, each row shifted half a step from the one above.
A column of stars down a margin, biggest in the middle Start small at the top, grow to one large star halfway down, then shrink again to a dot at the foot.
A garland of stars threaded on a looping line Draw a line that makes a small loop every finger-width. Sit a star on each loop, tilted to follow it.
A grid of stars with every second one inked solid Pencil a grid. Draw a star in every square and fill alternate ones, as on a game board.
A line of stars and dots in turn Unit: one small star, one dot. Keep the stars the same way up and the dots level with their middles.
A pinwheel of stars: large at the hub, tiny at the arm ends Pencil two curved arms from one center. Place stars along them, shrinking as they go, with dots between.
A sky of your own constellations, each with a name Join groups of stars into simple pictures: a kite, a boat, a key. Letter a made-up name under each.
A star at the hub of two rings: five round it, then ten One star in the middle. Ring it with five, then ten, turning each ring so its stars sit over the gaps.
A star chart in a frame: dots of three sizes, dashed joins Rule a frame. Scatter dots of three sizes, join a few groups with dashed lines and leave the rest loose.
A star row that pivots on one large star at the page corner Run a row of small stars along the top. Put one large star on the corner and start the next row from behind it.
A tiling of six-point stars with hexagons between Pencil a grid of triangles. Outline a star of twelve triangles and repeat it tip to tip. The gaps left are hexagons.
A zigzag row of stars joined by dashed lines Set small stars high and low in turn across the page. Join each to the next with a ruled dashed line.
An invented constellation in the shape of your initial Write your initial lightly. Put a star at each end and each bend, join them with ruled lines, erase the letter.
Stars strewn round a heading, large ones placed first Write the heading. Place the large stars first, then medium, then fill the gaps with the smallest.

How this list was compiled: Original list written for Draw This Next on 2026-10-02: 60 star doodles in four kinds (stars in one go, shooting stars and sparkles, folded and nested stars, rows, fills and constellations), each marked easy, medium or hard, with the shapes it is built from and the first strokes to draw. Kept apart from the few stars on doodles-to-draw-when-bored and from space-drawing-ideas, which draws the real night sky; the constellations here are made up. No item repeats a title from any other list on the site. No facts are stated. Licence: own work

How it works

A star doodle can be a letter A with its bar pushed out, two triangles or a ring of V strokes. Each of the 60 here names the shapes it is built from and gives the first strokes.

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Stars you can draw in one go

Start from a letter: write a capital A and run its crossbar out past both legs. For six points, lay one triangle over another. For a sparkle, cross a tall narrow diamond with a short wide one.

Then fill a page

Rows, fills, constellations runs from A line of stars and dots in turn to An invented constellation in the shape of your initial. Every constellation on this list is made up.

Turn the paper, not your hand, between strokes. The points come out more even.
In a scatter, place the large stars first and fill the gaps with small ones.

Questions and answers

What is the easiest star to doodle?

A stick star: an upright stroke with an X through it. Six arms, all the same length, with a dot on every end. Easy, under More filters, holds 20.

What is a cute star doodle?

A plump star with rounded tips, like a cookie cutter, or A smiling star with rosy ovals under its eyes. Soft corners and a face low in the middle make a star cute.

How do I draw a shooting star?

Draw the star small, then give it a tail: a line of fading dots, a ribbon that waves twice or a fan of five lines. Shooting stars and sparkles holds 15.

How do I draw a star with even points?

Draw a pentagon with equal sides in pencil, then extend every side past its corners until the lines meet in five points.