In 1564, graphite, a black mineral, was discovered in a place called Barrowdale in England. Soon, some local shepherds realized that graphite could be used to draw marks on sheep.

Inspired by this, the people of the time cut graphite blocks into small strips for writing and drawing. However, the graphite strips easily soiled the user's hands and broke easily.

In 1761, a German chemist solved this problem: he first ground the graphite ore into powder, rinsed with water to remove impurities, to obtain pure graphite powder.

He then mixed graphite powder with sulfur, antimony, rosin and other substances. This mixture was then heated and pressed into the shape of a pen, which was the prototype of the pencil.

In today's drawing tutorial, we are going to learn how to draw a pencil. On top of the normal look of a pencil, we are also going to add a face and arms to it, which makes it look fun, don't you think?

After drawing this cartoon pencil, you can choose any of those colors that you like to color this pencil, even its tip, since colored pencils are also available nowadays.

SUPPLIES NEEDED:

√ Draw a Pencil PDF (Click to download for free.)

√ Drawing Papers (You can get it easily and I would say almost any paper can be used.)

√ Pencils / Markers / Crayons / Watercolors (Remember to use a pen with a fine tip when outlining.)

FOR WHOM:

Preschoolers and kids of all ages

TIME NEEDED:

About 0.5 hour

INSTRUCTIONS:

How to Draw a Pencil Step by Step

Step 1 Draw a small rectangle, you need to notice that the two corners are smooth.

Step 2 Draw a rectangle at the bottom. Then draw two rectangles inside it.

Step 3 Draw the left side of this pencil.

Step 4 Draw the right side of this pencil.

Step 5 Draw an arm on each side of this pencil.

Step 6 Add eyebrows, eyes, nose and cheeks to this pencil.

Step 7 Add a mouth to this pencil. Draw two downward lines.

Step 8 Near the bottom of this pencil, draw a jagged and a horizontal line.

Step 9 Color it and this cute cartoon pencil is yours!

Guys, have you learned how to draw a pencil yet?