How to Draw a Chimney Sweep (Easy Step by Step)
Learn to draw a charming chimney sweep character with ease by breaking it down into simple shapes. You'll discover how to construct the head, hat, and chimney using basic forms like circles, boxes, and ovals.
- Use simple shapes like circles, boxes, and ovals to draw your chimney sweep.
- Form the chimney sweep's head with a circle.
- Construct the hat using a box and a flat oval shape.
- Draw the chimney with a tall box.
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A chimney sweep with a tall top hat and a sunny round brush is a charming character to draw. Almost everything is built from simple shapes: a circle for the head, a box and a flat oval for the hat, and a tall box for the chimney. Once you can draw those, you can draw the whole picture.
- Easy
- 15 minutes
- 9 steps
You need: paper, a pencil, an eraser, and crayons or markers for coloring.
Start drawing
In this article (7 sections)
How to draw a chimney sweep step by step
How to Draw a Chimney Sweep · tinyhandscreate.com
Step 1: Guide shapes
Lightly sketch these 2 ovals. They only show where the big parts go, so press softly. You will erase them at the end.
Step 2: The round head
Draw a big, round shape for the head, starting near the top on one side, curving down around the bottom, and back up the other side. Leave the top open, because the hat will cover it.
Step 3: The tall top hat
Draw a long, flat oval across the top of the head for the brim. Then add a tall box with rounded corners standing on the brim, and a curved band across the bottom of the box.
Step 4: Collar and coat
Under the chin, draw a small V shape for the collar. Then draw a line down each side of the coat from just under the head, curving in a little at the bottom.
Step 5: Left arm and coat bottom
On the left side, draw a bendy arm that ends in a small round hand. Then draw a wavy line across the bottom of the coat and a short slanted line at the lower right.
Step 6: Face, buttons, other arm
Draw two small dots for eyes and a little curved smile on the face. Add two small circles down the coat for buttons, a bendy arm with a round hand on the right side, and a few curvy lines at the bottom for the feet.
Step 7: The sweeping brush
Starting at the right hand, draw a long, slanted line going up and to the right. At the top, draw a circle with a smaller circle inside it, then add short lines all around it like a sun.
Step 8: Chimney and ground
On the left, draw a tall box for the chimney with a wide, flat cap on top. Then draw one long straight ground line along the bottom, from the chimney past the sweep's feet.
Step 9: Chimney bricks
Draw a few straight lines across the chimney. Then add short up-and-down lines between them, like a wall of little rectangles.
All done!
Erase the guide shapes, go over your lines, then color it in.
Finished your chimney sweep? Keep the pencils out and learn how to draw Little Red Riding Hood or how to draw Humpty Dumpty next.
Tips for drawing a chimney sweep
- Draw the hat brim as a long, flat oval first, then put the tall part of the hat on top so the two pieces line up.
- The round brush at the top is the trickiest part. Draw the two circles first, then add the short lines around the outside, spacing them like the hours on a clock.
- For the chimney bricks, draw the long lines across first and the short up-and-down lines last. Use a ruler or the edge of a book if you want the lines extra straight.
Free chimney sweep coloring page
Want to go straight to coloring? Open this chimney sweep coloring page at full size and print it. It is the same drawing you just learned, with clean lines ready for crayons or markers.
How to color your chimney sweep drawing
Try a black hat and coat, a pink face, and a red brick chimney with gray bricks. For a creative twist, color the brush in bright rainbow stripes.
Chimney sweep fun fact for kids
In the United Kingdom and Germany, many people believe that meeting a chimney sweep brings good luck, and some brides still hope to see one on their wedding day.
Questions about drawing a chimney sweep
What shapes do I need to draw a chimney sweep?
You need a circle for the head, boxes for the hat and chimney, and a V shape for the collar. A long flat oval works well for the hat brim, and a circle with short lines makes the brush.
How do I make my chimney sweep look cuter?
Give the sweep a big round head and tiny dot eyes with a little curved smile. A tall hat and small round hands make the character look even sweeter.
How do I draw a top hat?
Start with a long flat oval for the brim. Then draw a tall box with rounded corners above it, and add a curved line near the bottom for the hat band.
