How to Draw the Triforce in Legend of Zelda

The triforce is one of the most recognizable symbols in video games. Zelda fans have been familiar with this triangle figure for years. Some gamers even have triforce tattoos. In "The Legend of Zelda: Phantom Hourglass," knowing how to draw the triforce without lifting your pen is useful.

Difficulty: Moderately Easy

Instructions

The Easy Way

1. Draw a large equilateral triangle. This is a triangle with equal sides and equal angles. One of the points of the triangle should be pointing upward.

2. Draw a smaller equilateral triangle inside the larger one, only with one of the points downward. The most accurate way to do this would be to draw lines connecting the exact center of each edge of the triangle to the midway points of the other edges.

3. Use yellow to color in the three small triangles that surround the center triangle you just drew. You now have a complete and accurate triforce.

Without Lifting the Pen

4. Draw the left side of a large equilateral triangle from top to bottom.

5. Trace the bottom edge of the large equilateral triangle from left to right.

6. Go in toward your starting point, as if to draw the third side of the large triangle, but stop halfway.

7. Continue to the midpoint of the bottom edge of the large triangle.

8. Move your pen from midpoint of the bottom edge to the the midpoint of the left side of the large triangle.

9. Make a horizontal line to the midpoint of the unfinished right edge of the triangle, which is also your ending point from Step 3.

10. Finish the right edge of the triangle by drawing a line to your starting point of the large triangle. You have now drawn a triforce without lifting up your pen.