How to Draw a Light Switch (Easy Step by Step)
Learn how to draw an easy light switch using simple shapes like rounded rectangles. This step-by-step guide will help you create a cute design with a smiling bulb.
- Learn to draw an easy light switch using simple shapes.
- Master drawing rounded rectangles and boxes inside boxes.
- Create a fun design featuring a smiling light bulb.
- Discover a great first drawing project perfect for beginners.
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A light switch is a great first drawing because it is built from rounded rectangles you already know how to make. This one sits on a soft, squishy square plate and has a happy little bulb with a smile next to it. Once you can draw boxes inside boxes, you can draw this.
- Easy
- 10 minutes
- 8 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 light switch step by step
How to Draw a Light Switch · tinyhandscreate.com
Step 1: Guide shapes
Lightly sketch this oval. It only shows where the big parts go, so press softly. You will erase it at the end.
Step 2: The wall plate
Draw a big square with very round corners, like a soft pillow. Then draw a second rounded square just inside it, leaving a small gap all the way around.
Step 3: The switch frame
In the middle of the plate, draw a tall rectangle with rounded corners. Make it about a third as tall as the plate.
Step 4: The inner frame
Draw a slightly smaller tall rectangle inside the first one, with rounded corners too. Leave a little space between the two lines.
Step 5: The rocker button
Just inside the inner frame, draw short curved lines along the top, down the left side and across the bottom. They make the edge of the button, and they do not need to join up all the way.
Step 6: The little bulb
To the right of the switch, draw a small circle for the bulb. Keep it about the size of a coin.
Step 7: Face, base and rays
Give the bulb two dot eyes and a small curvy smile. Draw a short line across the bottom of the circle for its base, then add short straight lines around the top like sunshine.
Step 8: Shiny sparkles
Near the top left of the plate, draw a curved shine line and add two small dots near it. Then add a tiny curved shine in the top left corner of the button.
All done!
Erase the guide shapes, go over your lines, then color it in.
Finished your light switch? Keep the pencils out and learn how to draw a rocket or how to draw a shooting star next.
Tips for drawing a light switch
- Draw the plate lightly first. Its corners should be very round, so think of a pillow, not a box.
- The two switch rectangles are the trickiest part. Draw the outer one first, then the inner one with an even gap all the way around.
- Keep the bulb's smile small. Two dots and one curve is all the face needs.
Free light switch coloring page
Want to go straight to coloring? Open this light switch 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 light switch drawing
Try a pale blue or cream plate with a yellow bulb and orange rays. Leave the shine marks white so they look like glints of light.
Light switch fun fact for kids
In the United States, light switches are usually set up so that flipping the switch up turns the light on.
Questions about drawing a light switch
What shapes do I need to draw a light switch?
You need rounded squares and rounded rectangles. Draw a big rounded square for the plate, then a tall rectangle in the middle for the switch.
How do I make my light switch look neat?
Draw each shape lightly first and keep the gaps between the lines even. When it looks right, go over it with a darker line.
How do I make my light switch look cuter?
Add a smiling light bulb with sunshine rays beside it. Round corners and little shine marks also make it feel friendly.
