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How to Draw a Dumbbell
Draw a dumbbell in 11 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 bar.
Step 1: The bar
In the middle, draw a long thin bar lying flat, like a flat hot dog with soft corners.
Tip Long and thin, right across the middle.
Step 2: Two big plates
At each end of the bar, draw a tall rounded rectangle standing up, covering the end of the bar.
Step 3: Two small plates
Outside each big plate, draw a smaller rounded rectangle, a little shorter, touching it.
Step 4: Collars
Where the bar meets each big plate, draw a small rounded block round the bar, like a collar.
Step 5: Shines
Down each big plate, draw 1 short curved shine line near its outside edge.
Step 6: The shadow
Between the 2 big plates, draw a long flat oval shadow along their bottoms. Its ends tuck behind the plates.
Step 7: The floor
From the bottom of each big plate, draw a floor line out towards the edge of the paper.
Step 8: Sparkles
Above the dumbbell, draw 2 little sparkles, like plus signs with sides that dip in.
Step 9: Grey bar and shadow
Colour the bar, the collars and the shadow light grey.
Step 10: Yellow sparkles
Colour the 2 sparkles yellow.
Step 11: Slate plates
Colour all four plates slate grey. Go over your lines and your dumbbell is done!
Your finished drawing
Follow the steps above and this is where you end up: a dumbbell, drawn by you.
Every step in one picture
