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How to Draw a Screw
Draw a screw 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
Above the middle draw a flat line a hand wide. Draw a low cap over it with round shoulders.
Tip Keep it low and wide, like a button. A tall dome looks like a mushroom.
Step 2: The slot
In the middle of the head, near the top, draw a little plus sign.
Step 3: Two big eyes
In the head under the slot draw 2 big egg eyes. Colour a black dot in each, with a shine.
Step 4: Smile and cheeks
Under the eyes draw a U smile from eye to eye. Add a flat cheek below and outside each eye.
Step 5: The body
Start under the head, left side. Go down, getting narrower, to a small flat end, then up to the head.
Tip The pointy tip is hidden in the floor.
Step 6: The threads
Across the body draw 5 slanted lines, evenly spaced, from the left edge to a bit lower on the right.
Step 7: A shine
Near the top left corner of the head, draw one short curved shine line along the edge.
Step 8: Sparkles and shadow
Draw 3 small sparkle stars around the screw, a floor line along its flat end, and a flat oval shadow.
Step 9: Yellow and pink
Go over your lines, then colour the sparkles yellow and the cheeks pink.
Step 10: Grey screw
Colour the head and the body grey, around the pink cheeks. Leave the eyes white.
Step 11: Grey shadow
Colour the shadow grey under the screw. Your screw is done!
Your finished drawing
Follow the steps above and this is where you end up: a screw, drawn by you.
Every step in one picture
