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How to Draw a Shovel
Draw a shovel 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 blade.
Step 1: The blade
Below the middle draw a big shield blade: a flat top, sides curving in to a short flat bottom.
Tip The pointy tip is pushed into the ground, so the bottom is short and flat.
Step 2: Shaft and collar
On the blade's top draw a small collar box. From it draw 2 close lines up, stopping near the top.
Step 3: A happy face
On the blade draw 2 big round eyes with black dots. Add a wide U smile under them.
Step 4: The grip
Across the tops of the 2 handle lines draw a fat pill lying sideways, wider than the handle.
Step 5: The handle hole
Inside the grip draw a smaller pill the same shape, leaving a thick rim all round. This is the hole.
Step 6: Rosy cheeks
Draw a small oval cheek out beside each end of the smile.
Step 7: A shine
Start high on the left of the blade. Draw one short light curve down the edge, stopping above the cheek.
Step 8: Ground and dirt pile
Draw a ground line left to right along the blade's flat bottom. Add a round dirt hill on the right.
Step 9: Peach cheeks, grey collar
Go over your lines. Colour the cheeks peach and the collar grey.
Step 10: Wood shaft, brown dirt
Colour the shaft light wood brown and the dirt hill dark brown.
Step 11: Red grip, slate blade
Colour the grip rim red. Colour the blade slate grey around the cheeks, leaving the eyes white. All done!
Your finished drawing
Follow the steps above and this is where you end up: a shovel, drawn by you.
Every step in one picture
