How to Draw a Garbage Collector (Easy Step by Step)
This garbage collector is a friendly worker in a cap and a safety vest, standing next to a rolling trash bin. The whole drawing is built from rounded shapes, circles and straight lines, so it is a good one to practice shapes with. The stripes and wheels are the fun finishing touches.
- Easy
- 15 minutes
- 9 steps
You need: paper, a pencil, an eraser, and crayons or markers for coloring.
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How to draw a garbage collector step by step
How to Draw a Garbage Collector · 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 big round head
Draw a big rounded head shape, starting at the bottom left and curving up and over the top and down to the bottom right. Leave a gap at the bottom where the neck will go.
Step 3: Cap band and brim
Draw a straight line across the head, a little above the middle, for the cap band. Then draw a flat oval right under it for the cap brim.
Step 4: Neck and vest sides
Draw a short curved line under the head for the neck. Then draw two wavy lines going down from each end of it for the sides of the vest.
Step 5: Face, arms and legs
Add two small dots for eyes and a little smile. On the left, draw a bent arm hanging down with a small circle hand, and on the right, draw an arm reaching out with a round hand. Draw a V at the neck for the collar, then two short legs at the bottom of the vest.
Step 6: Vest stripes
Draw several straight lines across the middle of the vest, one under the other, to make the safety stripes. Try to keep them about the same distance apart.
Step 7: Shoes
At the bottom of each leg, draw a flat oval for a shoe. Make the two shoes about the same size.
Step 8: The trash bin
Next to the round hand, draw a bin that is wider at the top and narrower at the bottom, like a cup. Add a line near the top for the rim, then two small wheels at the bottom.
Step 9: The bin lid
Draw a long, thin tilted rectangle above the bin for the open lid. Make it lean up and to the right, starting near the hand.
All done!
Erase the guide shapes, go over your lines, then color it in.
Finished your garbage collector? Keep the pencils out and learn how to draw an electrician or how to draw an orchestra conductor next.
Tips for drawing a garbage collector
- Draw the head large and light first, then fit the cap on top so the brim curves the same way as the head.
- Draw the vest stripes with a steady hand, and keep them about the same distance apart.
- Make the two wheels the same size by drawing the first one, then copying it next to it at the bottom of the bin.
Free garbage collector coloring page
Want to go straight to coloring? Open this garbage collector 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 garbage collector drawing
Try a bright orange or yellow vest with gray stripes, a blue cap, and a green bin. Leave the stripes light so they look shiny.
Garbage collector fun fact for kids
Many garbage collectors wear bright vests with shiny stripes so that drivers can see them early in the morning and in the dark.
Questions about drawing a garbage collector
What shapes do I need to draw a garbage collector?
You need a big rounded shape for the head, a flat oval for the cap brim, small circles for the hands, and flat ovals for the shoes. The bin is a cup shape with two small wheels and a thin lid.
How do I make the vest look like a safety vest?
Add a V shape at the neck and draw straight stripes across the middle. Color the vest a bright orange or yellow and leave the stripes light so they look shiny.
How can I make my garbage collector look friendlier?
Draw a little curved smile and two round dots for eyes. Keep the arm reaching toward the bin so it looks like the worker is ready to roll it away.
