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How to Draw a Chainsaw
Draw a chainsaw in 12 easy steps, about 9 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 saw body.
Step 1: The saw body
Left of the middle, draw a big box with round corners.
Tip A chainsaw has a boxy motor at the back and a long flat bar at the front.
Step 2: 2 big eyes
On the body draw 2 big egg eyes. Colour a black dot in each, leaving a white shine.
Step 3: Smile and cheeks
Under the eyes draw a U smile. Add a small oval cheek beside each end.
Step 4: The long bar
From the body's right side draw a long flat bar out to the right, with a round end.
Tip Keep the top and bottom of the bar straight and level.
Step 5: The chain
Inside the bar draw the same shape a little smaller, from the body out and back to the body.
Tip The band between your two lines is the chain.
Step 6: The chain teeth
All along the top of the bar, round the end and back underneath, draw pointy teeth.
Tip Keep the teeth all the same size.
Step 7: The top handle
On the body's top draw a wide flat-topped arch. Inside, draw a smaller arch from the body back to it.
Tip The gap inside the handle is where your hand goes.
Step 8: The back handle
At the back, draw a round-cornered loop down to the ground. Inside, draw a smaller loop from body to body.
Step 9: The ground
Draw a ground line under the saw from edge to edge.
Step 10: Pink and grey
Go over your lines, then colour the cheeks pink and the middle of the bar grey. Leave the eyes white.
Step 11: Orange body
Colour the body orange around the face.
Step 12: Chain and handles
Colour the chain, its teeth and both handles dark grey, leaving the holes in the handles white. Vroom!
Your finished drawing
Follow the steps above and this is where you end up: a chainsaw, drawn by you.
Every step in one picture
