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How to Draw a Propeller
Draw a propeller in 10 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 hub.
Step 1: The hub
In the middle of your paper, draw a round circle for the hub, about 2 fingers wide.
Step 2: Two big eyes
In the hub, a little above the middle, draw 2 big round eyes with a black dot and white shine.
Step 3: A tiny smile
Under the eyes, draw a tiny U smile.
Step 4: Three long blades
From the hub, draw 3 long rounded blades like a Y: 1 straight up, 2 slanting down to the sides.
Step 5: Blade grain
Draw 1 short straight line along the outer half of each blade, well short of the hub and the tip.
Step 6: The engine
Behind the hub, draw a big circle nearly twice as wide as the hub, so the blades poke out.
Tip It sits on the nose of a plane: the big circle is the engine.
Step 7: Two wings
Start on each side of the circle. Draw a long wing with a round end, back to the circle.
Step 8: Yellow hub, pink cheeks
Colour the hub yellow with 2 pink cheeks beside the smile, leaving the eyes white.
Step 9: Wooden blades
Colour the 3 blades wood brown.
Step 10: Red engine, slate wings
Colour the engine red around the hub and blades, and the wings slate grey. Now it is ready to spin!
Your finished drawing
Follow the steps above and this is where you end up: a propeller, drawn by you.
Every step in one picture
