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How to Draw a Trowel
Draw a trowel 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 blade.
Step 1: The blade
Below the middle draw the blade like a big shield: a flat top, sides curving down to a point.
Tip Leave room above the blade for the neck and handle.
Step 2: Two big eyes
Near the top of the blade draw 2 big egg eyes. Colour a black dot in each, with a shine.
Step 3: Smile and cheeks
Under the eyes draw a U smile from eye to eye, with a small oval cheek beside each end.
Step 4: The neck
On top of the blade, in the middle, draw a short thin metal neck straight up, joined across the top.
Step 5: The handle
On top of the neck draw a fat handle standing up, with straight sides and rounded corners.
Step 6: The soil mound
Start left of the blade tip. Draw a soil mound up over the tip and down to the right.
Step 7: The ground
Start near the left edge. Draw a flat ground line along the bottom of the mound to the right edge.
Step 8: A little sprout
Right of the mound, start on the ground. Draw a short stem up and stop. Add a leaf each side.
Step 9: Sparkles
Draw 2 little sparkle stars, one on each side of the handle, so the trowel looks shiny and new.
Step 10: Yellow sparkles, pink cheeks
Go over your lines. Colour the sparkles yellow and the cheeks pink.
Step 11: Grey blade, green leaves
Colour the neck and blade grey around the cheeks, leaving the eyes white. Colour the leaves green.
Step 12: Wood handle, brown soil
Colour the handle light brown and the soil mound dark brown. Your trowel is ready to dig!
Your finished drawing
Follow the steps above and this is where you end up: a trowel, drawn by you.
Every step in one picture
