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How to Draw a Shelf
Draw a shelf 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: the shelf board.
Step 1: The shelf board
Below the middle draw a long chunky bar across the paper, 2 fingers thick: the shelf board from the front.
Tip Make the board nice and thick: the face goes on its front.
Step 2: Two big eyes
In the middle of the board draw 2 egg eyes with big black dots, leaving room above and below.
Step 3: Smile and cheeks
Under the eyes draw a small U smile inside the board, and a small flat oval cheek beside each eye.
Step 4: Two brackets
Under the board draw a triangle bracket near each end: a line down, then a slant up to the board.
Step 5: Three books
On the left draw 3 tall boxes side by side standing on the board, the middle one tallest, for books.
Step 6: A clock
Above the board's middle draw a round clock with 4 tiny ticks and 2 hands: one up, one right.
Step 7: A plant pot
On the right draw a pot standing on the board: a flat top, sides slanting in a little, flat bottom.
Step 8: Leaves
From the pot's top draw 3 long teardrop leaves, points up: one straight up, one leaning left, one right.
Step 9: Sparkles
Draw a sparkle star up on each side of the shelf.
Step 10: Cream clock, yellow sparkles
Go over your lines, then colour the clock cream and the sparkles yellow.
Step 11: Pink cheeks, orange pot
Colour the cheeks pink and the pot orange.
Step 12: Green leaves, wood shelf
Colour the leaves leaf green, then the board and brackets wood brown around the face. Leave the eyes white.
Step 13: Red and blue books
Colour the outside books red and the middle book blue. Your shelf is ready!
Your finished drawing
Follow the steps above and this is where you end up: a shelf, drawn by you.
Every step in one picture
