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How to Draw a Metronome
Draw a metronome in 13 easy steps, about 10 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 pyramid.
Step 1: The pyramid
In the middle draw a tall pyramid with a narrow flat top, sides sloping out to a wide bottom.
Tip A metronome ticks and swings its arm to keep musicians in time.
Step 2: Two eyes
Below the middle of the pyramid draw 2 round eyes side by side. Colour a black dot in each.
Step 3: Smile and cheeks
Under the eyes draw a small U smile, and an oval cheek beside each end of the smile.
Step 4: The base
Under the pyramid draw a low wide block on the ground for the base, a little wider than the pyramid.
Step 5: The scale panel
Above the face draw a tall narrow panel up the middle, with short tick lines down its right side.
Step 6: The swinging arm
From a round pivot at the panel's bottom draw 2 close lines slanting up left, ending near the panel's top.
Step 7: The weight
Partway up the arm draw a small slanted square sitting on the arm for the sliding weight.
Step 8: Winding key
On the right draw a short line out from the pyramid's edge, with a small circle on the end.
Step 9: Swing lines
Above each top corner draw a short curved swing line, starting and stopping in the air.
Step 10: Ground
Draw a ground line under the base from left to right.
Step 11: Pink cheeks
Colour the cheeks pink. Tick, tock!
Step 12: Cream panel, grey arm
Colour the panel cream and the arm, pivot, weight and key grey.
Step 13: Wood body
Go over your lines. Colour the pyramid wood brown around the face, panel and pivot, and the base dark brown.
Tip Keep the eyes white.
Your finished drawing
Follow the steps above and this is where you end up: a metronome, drawn by you.
Every step in one picture
