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How to Draw a Vise
Draw a vise 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 body.
Step 1: The body
A little below the middle of your paper, draw a long low box for the body.
Tip Leave room on the left for the handle.
Step 2: Two big eyes
On the body draw 2 big egg eyes side by side. Colour a big black dot in each.
Step 3: Smile and cheeks
Under the eyes draw a U smile from eye to eye. Add a small oval cheek beside each end.
Step 4: The fixed jaw
On the body, near the middle, draw a tall box with its top sticking out right, for the fixed jaw.
Step 5: The sliding jaw
Left of it, after a small gap, draw the same shape facing the other way for the sliding jaw.
Step 6: The plank
In the gap between the jaws draw a tall plank standing up, poking up above both jaws.
Step 7: The screw bar
From the middle of the sliding jaw's left side, under its top, draw a long thin bar going left.
Step 8: The T handle
On the left end of the screw bar draw a thin standing bar with round ends, taller than the jaw.
Step 9: Base and bench
Under the body draw a long flat base, wider than the body, then a bench line right across the paper.
Step 10: Bolts and sparkle
Put a black dot near each end of the base for bolts. Draw a sparkle star above the fixed jaw.
Step 11: Tan plank, yellow sparkle
Colour the plank tan and the sparkle yellow.
Step 12: Pink cheeks
Colour the cheeks pink.
Step 13: Grey vise
Colour the vise dark grey around the tan plank and pink cheeks. Leave the eyes white. Your vise holds tight!
Your finished drawing
Follow the steps above and this is where you end up: a vise, drawn by you.
Every step in one picture
