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How to Draw a Chalkboard
Draw a chalkboard in 13 easy steps, about 10 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 frame.
Step 1: The frame
High on your paper, draw a big wide box with soft corners, nearly as wide as the page.
Tip Leave room below it for the ledge and legs.
Step 2: The board
Inside the frame, draw a second box a little in from the edges all the way round.
Step 3: Two big eyes
Draw 2 big round eyes a little apart in the middle of the board, with a black dot in each.
Step 4: Smile and cheeks
Under the eyes, draw a U smile from eye to eye. Add a little oval cheek beside each end.
Step 5: Chalk ledge
Under the frame, draw a skinny flat box a little wider than the frame.
Step 6: Two legs
Under each end of the ledge, draw a long thin leg down to near the bottom of the paper.
Step 7: ABC
In the top left of the board, write 3 big letters: A, B and C, like chalk writing.
Step 8: A little sum
In the top right of the board, write a little sum: 1 + 2.
Step 9: Chalk and eraser
Lay a tiny chalk stick on the left of the ledge. Draw a bigger flat eraser box on the right.
Step 10: The floor
Draw a floor line right across the paper, touching the bottom of the legs. Lift your pencil at each leg.
Step 11: Pink cheeks, grey eraser
Go over your lines, then colour the cheeks pink and the eraser grey.
Step 12: Green board
Colour the board green, around the eyes and cheeks. Leave the eyes white.
Step 13: Wood frame and ledge
Colour the frame, ledge and legs wood brown, around the board, chalk and eraser. Your chalkboard is ready for class!
Your finished drawing
Follow the steps above and this is where you end up: a chalkboard, drawn by you.
Every step in one picture
