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How to Draw a Fan
Draw a fan 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 cage.
Step 1: The cage
High on your paper draw 1 big circle, as wide as your hand. Draw a second circle just inside it.
Tip A thick ring, like a hoop.
Step 2: The hub
In the very middle of the cage draw a round circle, about 2 fingers wide.
Step 3: Two big eyes
Draw 2 big round eyes in the hub, above the middle. Add a black dot and a shine in each.
Step 4: Smile and cheeks
Under the eyes draw a tiny U smile. Add a small oval cheek beside each end.
Step 5: Three blades
From the hub draw 3 fat rounded blades, stopping just inside the inner ring: 1 up, 1 down-right, 1 down-left.
Step 6: Cage wires
Across the cage draw 4 straight wires from ring to ring, behind the hub and blades, like slicing a pie.
Step 7: The neck
Under the cage draw a short thick neck straight down, from the bottom of the cage to the base.
Step 8: The base
Under the neck draw a wide flat base with soft rounded ends, and a little round button on it.
Step 9: Wind and ground
Right of the cage draw 3 short curved wind lines blowing out. Add a ground line under the base.
Step 10: Sky blades
Go over your lines, then colour the 3 blades sky blue, leaving the eyes white.
Step 11: Pink cheeks, yellow hub
Colour the cheeks pink, then colour the hub yellow around them.
Step 12: Grey cage and base
Colour the cage ring, the neck and the base grey, and your fan is blowing!
Your finished drawing
Follow the steps above and this is where you end up: a fan, drawn by you.
Every step in one picture
