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How to Draw a Skid Steer
Draw a skid steer 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 cab.
Step 1: The cab
In the middle draw a box a little wider than tall, with soft top corners and square bottom corners.
Tip Leave room below for the wheels and in front for the bucket.
Step 2: Flat roof
Start on the top right corner. Draw a flat slab poking out past both sides, stop at the top left.
Step 3: The round face
On the right half of the box draw a big circle for the face, with air all around.
Step 4: Big eyes and smile
Draw 2 big eyes in the circle. Start under the left eye, draw a U smile, stop under the right.
Step 5: The caged window
Behind the face draw one tall window with round corners. Draw 2 straight lines down it for the cage bars.
Tip The driver sits inside a cage of bars.
Step 6: Lift arm and bucket
Draw a hinge circle at the top back. Run a thick arm down, under the face, to a scoop bucket.
Tip The bucket has a flat bottom on the ground and a round back.
Step 7: Exhaust pipe
Start on the roof near the back. Draw a short pipe up, over a wide cap, stop on the roof.
Step 8: 2 big wheels
Start at the bottom left corner. Go down, along, and up to the bottom right. Add 2 big wheels.
Step 9: The ground
Rule one long ground line under the wheels from edge to edge, just touching them.
Step 10: Sky cage, pink cheeks
Colour the window sky blue, leaving the bars. Colour the cheeks pink and leave the face white.
Step 11: Grey arm, orange body
Colour the arm, bucket and pipe grey, then the body and roof orange around the cage, face and arm.
Step 12: Dark grey wheels
Go over your lines. Colour the base and wheels dark grey, leaving the hubs white.
Your finished drawing
Follow the steps above and this is where you end up: a skid steer, drawn by you.
Every step in one picture
