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How to Draw a Pocket Watch
Draw a pocket watch 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: round case.
Step 1: Round case
In the middle, draw a big round circle as big as your fist.
Tip Go round twice lightly, then once firmly.
Step 2: Dial ring
Inside the big circle, draw a second circle a little smaller, all the way round.
Step 3: Two big eyes
In the top half of the dial, draw 2 big egg eyes with a big black dot in each.
Step 4: The hands
Draw a dot in the dial's middle. From it, draw a short hand left and a longer hand up right.
Step 5: Smile and cheeks
Under the hands, draw a U smile. Add a small flat oval cheek beside each end.
Step 6: Stem and ring
On top of the case, draw a short post with a ring on it: 2 circles, one inside the other.
Step 7: Four ticks
Inside the dial ring, draw a short tick at the top, bottom, left and right.
Step 8: The chain
Start on the ring's left. Curve a chain down left to the case's bottom. Add 6 beads and a clasp.
Step 9: Floor and shadow
Draw a floor line from left of the clasp to the right. Add a flat oval shadow under the case.
Step 10: Sparkles
Add 4 little sparkles in the air around the watch.
Step 11: Gold case
Go over your lines. Colour the case, the post and the ring yellow, leaving the dial and eyes white.
Step 12: Yellow chain, grey shadow
Colour the chain beads and the clasp yellow, and the shadow grey.
Step 13: Pink cheeks, navy hands
Colour the cheeks pink and the hands navy, and your pocket watch is right on time!
Your finished drawing
Follow the steps above and this is where you end up: a pocket watch, drawn by you.
Every step in one picture
