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How to Draw a Wood Plank
Draw a wood plank 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: front of the plank.
Step 1: Front of the plank
Just below the middle of your paper draw a long thin box lying down, nearly as wide as the paper.
Tip Long and thin: about 5 times wider than it is tall.
Step 2: Top and cut end
From the top left corner draw a thin slanted top strip, then the end, down to the bottom right corner.
Step 3: Two big eyes
On the front, left of the middle, draw 2 big egg eyes. Colour a big black dot in each.
Step 4: Smile and cheeks
Under the eyes draw a U smile from eye to eye. Add a small oval cheek beside each end.
Step 5: Wood grain
On the top draw a wavy grain line end to end, and one from the right end to the middle.
Step 6: A knot
On the top left, below the long grain line, draw a small flat egg knot.
Step 7: A nail
Near the right end of the top draw a nail half hammered in: a thin stick with a flat head.
Tip Only the top half of the nail shows; the point is inside the wood.
Step 8: Ground line
Draw a straight ground line under the plank, from far left to far right.
Step 9: Pink cheeks, grey nail
Go over your lines. Colour the cheeks pink and the nail grey, leaving the eyes white.
Step 10: Tan top, wood front
Colour the top tan around the nail and knot, and the front wood brown around the face.
Step 11: Brown end and knot
Colour the cut end and the knot darker brown. Your wood plank is ready to build with!
Your finished drawing
Follow the steps above and this is where you end up: a wood plank, drawn by you.
Every step in one picture
