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How to Draw an Hourglass
Draw an hourglass 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: top cap.
Step 1: Top cap
Near the top, draw a long flat cap with soft corners.
Step 2: The glass
From the cap, draw a line down that bulges, pinches to a tiny waist, and bulges again. Do both sides.
Tip Make the bottom bulb match the top one, and close it with a flat line at the bottom.
Step 3: Two big eyes
In the top bulb, draw 2 big eyes. Add a black dot, a big white shine and a tiny one.
Step 4: Smile and cheeks
Under the eyes, draw a small U smile. Add a small oval cheek beside each end, inside the glass.
Step 5: Bottom cap
Under the glass, draw the same flat cap upside down, joining the bottom of the glass.
Step 6: Two posts
Start on the top cap on each side. Draw a post down outside the glass, stopping on the bottom cap.
Step 7: The sand
Draw a sand smile in the top bulb and a hill in the bottom. Join them with a thin line.
Step 8: Glass shine
Inside the bottom bulb, start near the top left. Draw a short curve down the glass, stopping before the sand.
Step 9: Table and shadow
Draw a long table line under the bottom cap. Add a thin flat oval under it for its shadow.
Step 10: Sand and cheeks
Go over your lines. Colour the sand light yellow and the cheeks pink.
Step 11: Sky glass
Colour the rest of the glass sky blue, around the sand and cheeks. Leave the eyes white.
Step 12: Wood and shadow
Colour the caps and posts wood brown and the shadow grey. Your hourglass is done!
Your finished drawing
Follow the steps above and this is where you end up: an hourglass, drawn by you.
Every step in one picture
