How to Draw a House Painter (Easy Step by Step)
A house painter is a friendly character with a hard hat, a paint roller, and a bucket, and each one is built from simple shapes. You will start with a big round head, add a dome hat, and finish with a tall roller, a bucket, and two oval shoes. It is a great drawing for practicing ovals, rectangles, and straight lines.
- Medium
- 15 minutes
- 10 steps
You need: paper, a pencil, an eraser, and crayons or markers for coloring.
Start drawingIn this article (7 sections)
How to draw a house painter step by step
How to Draw a House Painter · 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: Head outline
Draw the sides and bottom of a big round head, like a wide U with the top left open. Stop a little above where the small circle below begins, leaving a gap for the neck.
Step 3: The hard hat
Draw a dome on top of the head like half a ball. Add a wide band across the bottom of the dome, then a short line down the middle and a slanted line on each side.
Step 4: Happy face
Add two small dots for eyes in the middle of the face. Draw a little curved smile underneath. Then make two short lines and one small dot below the head, where the legs and feet will go.
Step 5: Body and belt
Under the head, draw a box with rounded corners for the body. Add a straight line across the lower part of the box for the belt of the overalls.
Step 6: The bib
Near the top of the body, draw two lines hanging down side by side. Make them meet in a wiggly point in the middle to finish the bib of the overalls.
Step 7: Arms and hands
Draw a long, skinny oval arm reaching out to each side, one lifted up and one pointing out low. Put a small circle at the end of the raised arm for a hand, and a little curl at the end of the low arm.
Step 8: The paint roller
Beside the head, draw a long rounded rectangle for the roller. Add a bent handle that comes out its side and turns down, then draw a long straight stick down through the raised hand.
Step 9: Paint bucket
Near the low hand, draw a small bucket with straight sides and a flat rim on top. Add a curved handle arching over the top.
Step 10: Shoes
At the bottom, below the short leg lines, draw two wide, flat ovals side by side for the shoes.
All done!
Erase the guide shapes, go over your lines, then color it in.
Finished your house painter? Keep the pencils out and learn how to draw a delivery driver or how to draw a flight attendant next.
Tips for drawing a house painter
- Draw the head as a wide U and leave the top open, so the hard hat can sit right on top.
- The paint roller is the trickiest part. Draw the rounded rectangle first, then add the bent handle and the long stick last.
- Make the two arms long, skinny ovals that point in different directions, so the painter looks like they are really working.
Free house painter coloring page
Want to go straight to coloring? Open this house painter 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 house painter drawing
Try a yellow hard hat, blue overalls, and a bucket with bright red paint. For a creative twist, color the roller with rainbow stripes, as if it painted a rainbow wall.
House painter fun fact for kids
Hard hats help protect workers' heads from bumps and falling objects, which is why builders and painters on big job sites wear them.
Questions about drawing a house painter
What shapes do I need to draw a house painter?
You need a big round head, a dome for the hard hat, ovals for the arms and shoes, and a rounded box for the body. The roller is a rounded rectangle with a long straight stick, and the bucket has straight sides.
How do I make my house painter look cuter?
Make the head extra big and the body small, and keep the eyes wide apart with a little smile. Round shoes and a chunky hat also help.
How do I draw the paint roller so it looks right?
Start with a long rounded rectangle, then add a bent handle that comes out one side and turns downward. End with a long straight stick that passes through the raised hand.
