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How to Draw a Hinge
Draw a hinge in 10 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: left plate.
Step 1: Left plate
On the left draw a tall box, twice as tall as wide, with soft corners on its left side.
Tip Stop the box just before the middle of your paper.
Step 2: Right plate
Leave a thin gap, then draw the same tall box on the right, with soft corners on its right side.
Step 3: The pin
Start on the left plate, draw a small hill over the gap, stop on the right. Add a dip underneath.
Step 4: The knuckles
Draw 4 short lines across the gap, evenly spaced, from one plate to the other.
Step 5: Left screws
On the left plate draw 3 round screws: top, middle and bottom. The middle one sits nearer the pin.
Step 6: Right screws
Draw 3 matching round screws on the right plate, in the same places.
Step 7: Screw slots
Draw a short flat line inside each screw, across its middle.
Step 8: Grey screws
Go over your lines, then colour the 6 screws grey.
Step 9: Golden plates
Colour both plates yellow like gold, going around the screws.
Step 10: Orange pin
Colour the pin in the middle orange. Your hinge is ready to swing!
Your finished drawing
Follow the steps above and this is where you end up: a hinge, drawn by you.
Every step in one picture
