Instructions: Practice drawing hexagons. Hexagons consist of shapes of six straight lines meeting at six points.

Materials: Ruler, drawing paper, drawing implements such as pencils, fine-tipped pens or markers, or charcoal.

Keywords: Hexagon

Step 1: Draw a hexagon as shown below. Use a ruler if desired.
Step 2: Add more hexagons to your drawing, however as you wish.
Step 3: With a fresh piece of paper, draw anything you wish, but incorporate at least one hexagon into your artwork. Use glue, scissors, colored paper, markers, paint, or anything else you desire to create your artwork.

See below the painting 'Helping Herself' by French painter Pierre Édouard Frère. Examine the painting and find the hexagons.

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