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How to Draw a Stapler
Draw a stapler in 10 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 base.
Step 1: The base
Below the middle draw a long thin pill lying flat, as wide as your hand, for the base.
Step 2: The top arm
Above the base draw a long fat bar with a round top, tilted: left end up, right end down.
Tip The front lifts up like an open mouth ready to bite the paper.
Step 3: Two big eyes
On the arm, left of the middle, draw 2 big round eyes. Colour a big black dot in each.
Step 4: The hinge
At the back, between the arm and the base, draw a small box joining them: the hinge.
Step 5: The staple track
Under the arm draw a thin bar from the front back to the hinge.
Step 6: Rosy cheeks
Draw a small oval cheek on the arm out beside each eye, level with the eyes.
Step 7: A happy smile
Under the eyes, in between them, draw a small U smile on the arm.
Step 8: The ground
Draw a ground line under the base from side to side.
Step 9: Grey hinge, peach cheeks
Colour the cheeks peach, and the hinge and the staple track grey.
Step 10: Red arm, navy base
Colour the arm red around the eyes and cheeks, and the base navy. Leave the eyes white.
Your finished drawing
Follow the steps above and this is where you end up: a stapler, drawn by you.
Every step in one picture
