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How to Draw a Door Knocker
Draw a door knocker 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: door and floor.
Step 1: Door and floor
Draw a floor line from side to side. Stand the door on it, a tall box ending near the top.
Step 2: The mane
In the upper middle of the door draw a big circle of soft round bumps, like a cloud.
Step 3: Face and eyes
Inside the mane draw a round face with 2 big oval eyes. Colour a black dot in each.
Step 4: The ears
On each side of the top of the face draw a small round ear, half hidden behind the face.
Step 5: Nose and mouth
Draw a triangle nose under the eyes, then 2 mouth curves from its point, and 3 whisker dots each side.
Step 6: The ring
Hanging from the mouth draw a big ring: a circle over the chin, with a smaller circle inside.
Tip Rub out the mane where the ring covers it.
Step 7: The striker plate
Under the ring draw a small flat box with soft corners. The ring knocks on this plate.
Step 8: The door panel
Inside the door draw a second box a little way in from the edges, for the panel.
Step 9: Sparkles
On the door beside the ring draw 2 little sparkles, one each side, to make it shine.
Step 10: Brass lion
Colour the mane, face, ears and ring yellow for brass. Leave the eyes and the ring's hole white.
Step 11: Brass plate, yellow sparkles
Colour the plate and the 2 sparkles yellow too.
Step 12: Wood door, black nose
Go over your lines. Colour the door brown around the yellow parts and inside the ring, then the nose black.
Your finished drawing
Follow the steps above and this is where you end up: a door knocker, drawn by you.
Every step in one picture
