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How to Draw Pencil Shavings
Draw pencil shavings 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 pencil.
Step 1: The pencil
On the left, below the middle, draw a long fat box lying flat for the pencil.
Step 2: 2 big eyes
In the middle of the pencil draw 2 big egg eyes. Colour a big black dot in each.
Step 3: Smile and cheeks
Under the eyes draw a small U smile from eye to eye, and a tiny oval cheek at each end.
Step 4: The sharp point
From the top corner, go out to a sharp point and back to the bottom corner. Add a lead line.
Step 5: Eraser and band
Start on the top left corner. Draw a round eraser bump, stop at the bottom corner. Add 2 band lines.
Step 6: The frilly shaving
Right of the pencil draw a fan shaving, its point at the bottom left, with a double frilly edge.
Step 7: Small shaving and table
On the right draw a smaller shaving the same way. Then draw a table line under everything, edge to edge.
Step 8: Sparkles
Above the pencil and the shaving, draw 3 four-point sparkles, big enough to colour in.
Step 9: Yellow pencil and edges
Go over your lines, then colour the pencil and the frilly edges yellow, leaving the eyes and cheeks white.
Step 10: Sand wood
Colour the point and both shavings sand, around the frilly edges.
Step 11: Pink eraser, grey band
Colour the eraser and the cheeks pink, and the metal band grey.
Step 12: Grey lead, yellow sparkles
Colour the lead dark grey and the sparkles yellow, and your pencil shavings are done!
Your finished drawing
Follow the steps above and this is where you end up: pencil shavings, drawn by you.
Every step in one picture
