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How to Draw a Pickaxe
Draw a pickaxe in 11 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: the head.
Step 1: The head
Near the top draw the pickaxe head: a thick middle with a long thin point curving down each side.
Tip Leave most of the page below for the handle and a rock.
Step 2: Two big eyes
In the thick middle of the head draw 2 big egg eyes. Colour a big black dot in each.
Step 3: Smile and cheeks
Under the eyes draw a U smile from eye to eye, and a small oval cheek beside each end.
Step 4: The collar
Under the middle of the head draw a small box collar, where the handle goes in.
Step 5: The handle
From under the collar draw a long line down, across, and back up to the collar.
Step 6: Wood grain
On the handle draw 2 short lines going down, one near the top and one near the bottom.
Step 7: The ground
Draw a ground line under the handle, from the left side across to the right side.
Step 8: A little rock
On the right, start on the ground and draw a small round rock up, over and down to the ground.
Step 9: Pink cheeks
Go over your lines, then colour the cheeks pink.
Step 10: Grey rock and collar
Colour the rock and the collar grey.
Step 11: Slate head, wood handle
Colour the head slate around the cheeks, leaving the eyes white, and the handle wood brown. Ready to dig!
Your finished drawing
Follow the steps above and this is where you end up: a pickaxe, drawn by you.
Every step in one picture
