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How to Draw a Bucket
Draw a bucket in 11 easy steps, about 8 minutes. Free, with a printable worksheet.
Each picture adds one red line. Draw that line, then scroll to the next picture. Rub out any dashed helper lines at the end. First up: the rim.
Step 1: The rim
Above the middle draw a wide flat oval, about a hand across, with a smaller oval inside for the rim.
Step 2: The bucket
From each end of the oval draw a line down, leaning in, stopping near the bottom. Join them underneath.
Tip A tall tub, narrower at the bottom.
Step 3: Two big eyes
A little above the middle of the bucket, draw 2 big egg eyes. Colour a black dot in each.
Step 4: Smile and cheeks
Under the eyes draw a wide U smile from eye to eye, with a small oval cheek beside each end.
Step 5: The handle
From the rim's left end draw a tall rainbow over to its right end, with a second rainbow just inside.
Step 6: Two hoops
A finger under the rim draw a smile across the bucket, side to side. Do the same near the bottom.
Step 7: Water
Inside the rim draw a wavy line from the left end to the right end for the water.
Step 8: The ground
Draw a long ground line across the page, touching the bottom of the bucket.
Step 9: Sky water, pink cheeks
Go over your lines. Colour the water sky blue and the cheeks pink.
Step 10: Teal bucket
Colour the bucket teal between the hoops, around the cheeks, and inside above the water. Leave the eyes white.
Step 11: Slate rim, hoops, handle
Colour the thin ring round the top, the two hoop bands and the handle slate grey.
Your finished drawing
Follow the steps above and this is where you end up: a bucket, drawn by you.
Every step in one picture
