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How to Draw a Desk Lamp
Draw a desk lamp 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 cone shade.
Step 1: The cone shade
Near the top left draw a tilted cone: a short flat top and 2 sides spreading to a wide bottom.
Tip Tip the wide end down and left. That is where the light comes out.
Step 2: Rim and bulb
Along the wide end draw a bulging rim curve. Add a little bulb circle hanging out of the middle.
Step 3: Two big eyes
In the middle of the shade draw 2 egg eyes, inside the edges. Colour a big black dot in each.
Step 4: Smile and cheeks
Under the eyes draw a small U smile. Add a little oval cheek under each eye, apart from the smile.
Step 5: Upper arm
Draw a small circle on the shade's top corner. From it draw a straight arm down right to another circle.
Tip The arm is 2 lines a finger apart.
Step 6: Lower arm
From the elbow draw another straight arm sloping down and a little left, stopping a hand above the bottom.
Step 7: The heavy base
Put a flat oval where the arm lands. From a hand left, draw a wide dome, stopping a hand right.
Step 8: The foot
From each end of the dome draw a short line down. Join them with a flat bottom line.
Step 9: Light, sparkles and desk
Draw 3 short light lines fanning out of the shade, 3 sparkles, and a long desk line under the base.
Step 10: Yellow bulb, pink cheeks
Go over your lines, then colour the bulb yellow and the cheeks pink.
Step 11: Grey arms
Colour the arms, the hinge, the elbow and the cap grey.
Step 12: Green shade and base
Colour the shade and base green, going around the cheeks, the bulb and the grey parts. Leave the eyes white.
Your finished drawing
Follow the steps above and this is where you end up: a desk lamp, drawn by you.
Every step in one picture
