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How to Draw a Forklift
Draw a forklift 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: low body.
Step 1: Low body
Low in the middle, draw a box wider than tall, with soft top corners.
Tip Leave room above for a roof and in front for the mast.
Step 2: Roof on posts
From the top of the box, draw 2 thin posts up. Add a shallow rainbow roof on top of them.
Step 3: The round face
On the box, draw a big circle nearly as tall as the box: the face.
Step 4: Big eyes and smile
In the circle, draw 2 big round eyes with a dot and shine. Add a smile from eye to eye.
Step 5: Driver's seat
Start on the box by the back post. Draw a tall rounded seat and come back down to the box.
Step 6: The tall mast
From the ground in front, draw a bar past the roof, back down to the ground. Add 2 cross lines.
Step 7: Fork and crate
From the mast near the ground, draw a flat fork forward and back to the mast. Add a crate on it.
Step 8: Chassis and wheels
From the box's bottom-left corner, draw a shallow tray underneath into the mast. Add 2 wheels.
Step 9: The ground
Draw one long ground line under the wheels from edge to edge.
Step 10: Yellow body and roof
Go over your lines. Colour the body, both posts and the roof yellow, going around the face.
Step 11: Pink cheeks, wood crate
Leave the face and eyes white. Add 2 pink cheeks. Colour the crate wood brown.
Step 12: Dark grey parts
Colour the seat, tray, wheels, mast and fork dark grey, leaving the hubs white.
Your finished drawing
Follow the steps above and this is where you end up: a forklift, drawn by you.
Every step in one picture
