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How to draw a monster truck

Two giant tyres, a little truck on top, and bouncy springs in between. Watch the video, follow along on paper, then print the practice sheet and draw it again.

Ages 6–13Paper + pencilAbout 12 minutes

Watch it first

The whole monster truck in 20 seconds

Press playEvery stroke, in the order you draw it

Draw it step by step

Six steps to a monster truck

New lines are purple. Lines you already drew turn light.

1

Start with the tyres

Draw two giant circles side by side, with a small gap between them. Make them BIG — they are the whole truck.

2

Lift the truck up high

Draw a small pickup truck floating above the tyres. Leave a gap underneath for the springs.

3

Add bouncy springs

Draw a zigzag from the truck down to the top of each tyre. Zigzags make it bounce.

4

Cut the window

A window inside the cab, sloped at the front, and a little door handle below it.

5

Chunky tread

Draw little square bumps all the way round each tyre, then a hubcap in the middle. Bumpy tyres climb anything.

6

Finishing touches

A dot in each hubcap, a pipe behind the cab, a bumper, and a bright headlight at the front. Now this monster truck is yours.

Go further

Now draw a monster truck jumping over something silly.

Practice on paper

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