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How to Draw a Salt Shaker
Draw a salt shaker 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 cap.
Step 1: The cap
Near the top, left of the middle, draw a domed cap: a round hill with a flat bottom.
Step 2: The glass
From the cap's bottom corners draw 2 straight sides down, joined by a round bottom.
Tip A tall glass, a little narrower at the top.
Step 3: Holes
On the cap draw 5 little dots in a gentle curved row for the holes.
Step 4: Cap line
Draw a line across the cap a little above its bottom for the cap's edge.
Step 5: A band
Under the cap draw a gentle curved line across the glass for the metal band.
Step 6: The salt inside
A finger under the band draw a curved line across the glass for the top of the salt: nearly full!
Step 7: A shine
Draw a thin curved shine line down the left side of the glass, inside the edge, below the salt line.
Step 8: The table
Draw a table line under the shaker, from well left of it to well right of it.
Step 9: A little pile
Right of the shaker, draw a little pile of spilled salt on the table. Dot 3 grains beside it.
Step 10: White salt
Go over your lines, then leave the salt in the glass and the little pile white.
Step 11: Sky glass
Colour the glass between the band and the salt sky blue.
Step 12: Grey cap and band
Colour the cap and the metal band grey, around the holes, and your salt shaker is done!
Your finished drawing
Follow the steps above and this is where you end up: a salt shaker, drawn by you.
Every step in one picture
