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How to Draw a Thermostat
Draw a thermostat 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 box.
Step 1: The box
In the middle of your paper draw a big box with round corners, a little wider than tall.
Step 2: The side edge
Start at the top right corner. Draw a thin edge down the side and along the bottom. Stop bottom left.
Tip The thin edge shows how far the box sticks out from the wall.
Step 3: The screen
In the top left of the box draw a wide screen with round corners.
Tip Leave room on the right for 2 buttons and underneath for a slider.
Step 4: A square 7
On the screen write a big 7 with straight lines: start left, go across, then straight down.
Step 5: A square 2
Next to it write a 2 with straight lines: across, down, back across, down and across again.
Tip Screen numbers are made of straight lines, with square corners.
Step 6: The degree ring
After the 2, up high, draw a tiny ring. Now the screen says 72 degrees.
Step 7: The up button
Right of the screen, near its top, draw a triangle pointing up. This button makes the room warmer.
Step 8: The down button
Under it draw a triangle pointing down. This button makes the room cooler.
Step 9: The slider
Under the screen draw a long thin slot with round ends. Draw a round knob on it, near the left.
Step 10: Cream box
Go over your lines. Colour the box cream, round the screen, the 2 buttons and the slider.
Step 11: Blue screen
Colour the whole screen light blue, behind the numbers.
Step 12: Grey edge and slot
Colour the thin side edge and the slot grey. Leave the round knob white.
Step 13: Red and blue buttons
Colour the up button red and the down button blue. Your thermostat is done!
Your finished drawing
Follow the steps above and this is where you end up: a thermostat, drawn by you.
Every step in one picture
