How to draw a five pointed star – drawing for kids step by step

Excerpt from:
What to draw and how to draw it” by Lutz, Edwin George, b. 1868
Published c1913 Publisher [New York] : Dodd, Mead
how to draw a five pointed star 1

Mark 5 points at equal distances on a circle

how to draw a five pointed star 2

Draw this line from left to right

how to draw a five pointed star 3

the next in this way

how to draw a five pointed star 4

and so on to the last

how to draw a five pointed star 5

how to draw a five pointed star 6

with practice the aid of circle and points will not be needed

 

* The dotted lines indicate where light lines are drawn that-
help in construction — that is; getting proportions correctly, outlining the general form, or marking details in their proper places.  Do not press hard on the pencil in making these construction lines, then they can be erased afterwards.