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How to Draw a Clapperboard
Draw a clapperboard in 10 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 board.
Step 1: The board
In the middle, a little low, draw a big box, wider than tall. Add a thin bar along the top.
Step 2: Two big eyes
On the board draw 2 big egg eyes. Colour a big black dot in each, leaving a white shine.
Step 3: Smile and cheeks
Under the eyes draw a wide U smile, eye to eye. Add a small oval cheek beside each end.
Step 4: The clapper
From the bar's top left corner draw a long thin clapper slanting up to the right. Add a hinge circle.
Step 5: Stripes on the bar
On the flat bar draw 6 leaning stripes and colour each one black, so black and white take turns.
Step 6: Stripes on the clapper
Do the same on the tilted clapper: 6 leaning stripes, coloured black, matching the ones below.
Step 7: Chalk lines
Low on the board draw 2 short lines side by side, and a long line under, nearly edge to edge.
Step 8: Ground and sparkles
Draw a ground line under the board from well left to well right, and 3 sparkle stars round it.
Step 9: Pink and yellow
Colour the cheeks pink, and the sparkles and the hinge yellow.
Step 10: Slate board
Colour the board dark slate grey, around the cheeks, and leave the eyes white. Your clapperboard is ready: action!
Your finished drawing
Follow the steps above and this is where you end up: a clapperboard, drawn by you.
Every step in one picture
