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How to Draw a Dirtbike

13 steps · Medium · about 10 min

Draw a dirtbike 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: two big wheels.

Step 1: Two big wheels
Low on your paper draw 2 big circles the same size. Inside each draw a smaller circle and a hub.
Tip The gap between the wheels is a bit less than one wheel.
Step 2: Front fender
Just over the front tyre draw a thin rainbow fender, leaving a small gap above the tyre.
Step 3: Number plate
Above the front fender draw a soft square number plate. Draw a big number 1 inside it.
Step 4: Fat fork
Draw a fat tube slanting down from above the plate to the front hub.
Step 5: Gas tank
Start on the fork beside the plate. Draw a flat-topped tank with a round bottom, back to the fork.
Tip Keep the top flat: a dirtbike has no big hump.
Step 6: Seat and tail
Draw a long flat seat from the tank over the back wheel. Tuck a pointed fender under its back half.
Step 7: Engine and frame
Under the tank draw a round engine, a bar to the back hub and a tube up to the fender.
Step 8: Exhaust pipe
Draw a fat pipe from the engine's front, under it, to the back tyre. Add a circle on the engine.
Step 9: Handlebar
From the fork top draw a short bar slanting back. Add a fat round grip on its end.
Step 10: Spokes and ground
In each wheel draw 4 spokes from the hub to the rim, like an X. Draw a ground line under.
Step 11: Knobby tread
Round each tyre draw 10 little square bumps sticking out. Leave a gap at the ground.
Tip Space them evenly. The fork and the back bar each hide one.
Step 12: Yellow and grey
Go over your lines. Colour the number plate yellow. Colour the metal grey: engine, fork, bars, frame, pipe and hubs.
Step 13: Red and dark grey
Colour the tank and fenders red around the fork. Colour the tyres, grip and seat dark grey.