How to Draw a Labyrinth

Reviewed by Jeanine Hattas Wilson

Last Updated: May 13, 2021 Approved

Labyrinth designs are fun and can be used as puzzles, logos, and decorative art, just to name a few. This article explains the process of drawing a labyrinth; as long as you're patient, it's actually very easy to do.

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Add dots on all four corners of an imaginary square.
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Draw eight concentric circles, leaving a small circle that will serve as the labyrinth's center. (Concentric circles sit one inside the other, like a target in a game of darts.)
- To make things as easy as possible, label the circles from 1-8, starting with the largest circle as number 1. (There will be references to numbered circles later in the instructions, so even if you decide not to physically label your circles, at least know which would be 1, which would be 2, etc.)
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At the labyrinth's center, draw a flower-like pattern. This is the center of most labyrinths.
- Your flower should be perfectly symmetrical--i.e., drawing a straight line through its center in any direction should yield two identical halves. If this is not the case initially, try to redo your flower so that it is.
The lines should align with the middle of the labyrinth. The lines should be spaced evenly apart.
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Erase lines to make labyrinth pathways. Starting with the left horizontal line, erase lines in circles 1, 2, 5, 6 and 7. Erase a part of circle 4, as shown here.
- When erasing, remember to make the pathway's size equal to the size of the spaces within circles.
Erase parts of circles 3, 5, and 7.
Erase parts of circles 2, 4, and 6.
Leave the second vertical line untouched. Erase the third vertical line from the left within circle 7, leaving the rest untouched.
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Continue to erase lines within each circle to complete the pathways.
- For circle 1, erase the part between the first and second vertical lines.
- For circles 2 and 6, erase the part between the first and third vertical lines, as well as some from the left.
- For circles 3, 5, and 7, erase the part between the first and third vertical line, as well as some from the right.
- For circle 4, erase the part between the second and third vertical line.
- For circle 8, erase the part between the second and third vertical line.

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How should a labyrinth be colored?

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Brown, grey, and black are realistic colors to use.

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How do I know where the beginning of the labyrinth is? Is there a set way to walk it?

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There is not a right or wrong way to draw a labyrinth. All a labyrinth is is a maze. To find where a labyrinth starts is to look on the perimeter of the labyrinth for a way out or opening. There is no set way to walk it unless you are trying to escape it.

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How can I make one using small pebbles?

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Line the pebbles up to make the walls of the labyrinth.

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These instructions work for both paper drawing and screen drawing. Try both to see which effect you like the most.

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Have patience. Labyrinths are meant to test it!

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