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How to Draw a Skateboard

12 steps · Medium · about 9 min

Draw a skateboard 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 deck top.

Step 1: The deck top
Start on the left. Draw a long dipping line with a round curl at each end. Stop on the right.
Tip Only the last thumb-width at each end curls up, like a shallow hammock.
Step 2: The front edge
From the left curl end, draw a dipping line a finger under the first, ending at the right curl end.
Step 3: The thin side
From the left curl, draw the plank bottom a pinky below the last line, ending at the right curl.
Tip Keep the plank thin and the same thickness all along.
Step 4: Two small wheels
Just under the plank near each end, draw a small round wheel with a tiny nut circle inside.
Tip Keep the wheels small, or it looks like a toy cart.
Step 5: Wheel blocks
From the plank, draw 2 short lines slanting in and down to each wheel, stopping behind it.
Tip The block is a chunky little wedge, wide at the plank and narrow at the wheel.
Step 6: Lightning bolt
In the middle of the deck top, draw 1 fat lightning bolt, nearly as tall as the band.
Tip A fat zigzag with a sharp point at the bottom, not a thin crack.
Step 7: Two stars
Draw a 5-point star on the deck top halfway between the bolt and each end.
Step 8: The ground
Start left of the board. Draw a straight ground line touching both wheels, and stop past the other end.
Step 9: Yellow bolt and stars
Colour the lightning bolt and the 2 stars yellow.
Step 10: Teal top
Colour the bent band on top teal, around the bolt and stars.
Step 11: Wood side, grey nuts
Colour the thin side of the plank wood brown and the 2 nut circles grey.
Step 12: Red wheels, slate blocks
Colour both wheels red around the grey nuts, and the wheel blocks slate grey.