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How to Draw a Tire Swing
Draw a tire swing 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: tree trunk.
Step 1: Tree trunk
Start low on the left. Draw a trunk up to a flat top and back down, wider at the bottom.
Tip Leave the right side of the page empty.
Step 2: Long branch
Start near the trunk top. Draw a branch out right, thinner toward its round tip, then back to the trunk.
Step 3: Leafy top
Over the top of the trunk and the start of the branch draw a big leafy cloud of round bumps.
Step 4: The rope
From under the branch, past its middle, draw 2 lines straight down. Stop halfway down the page. Add a knot.
Step 5: The tire
Under the knot draw one big fat circle for the tire, touching the knot. Draw a smaller circle inside.
Tip Leave a gap under the tire so feet can swing.
Step 6: Tread marks
Around the edge of the tire draw 8 short dashes pointing in, spaced evenly all the way round.
Step 7: Ground and grass
Draw a long ground line under the trunk and the tire. Add 3 little grass tufts.
Step 8: Sun and bird
In the top right corner draw a round sun with 8 short rays. Add a little V bird.
Step 9: Yellow sun, tan rope
Colour the sun yellow, and colour the rope and the knot tan.
Step 10: Green leaves, brown tree
Colour the leafy top green. Colour the trunk and the branch brown.
Step 11: Dark grey tire
Go over your lines. Colour the tire dark grey and leave the hole white.
Your finished drawing
Follow the steps above and this is where you end up: a tire swing, drawn by you.
Every step in one picture
