How to Draw a Pair of Kitchen Tongs (Easy Step by Step)
Learn how to draw a pair of kitchen tongs with an easy step-by-step guide. You'll practice drawing straight lines, gentle curves, and a rounded scoop to create a realistic kitchen item.
- Learn to draw kitchen tongs with an easy step-by-step guide.
- Start your drawing with one circle and two long, skinny arms.
- Practice drawing straight lines, gentle curves, and a rounded scoop.
- Create a fun, realistic item from your kitchen drawer.
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Kitchen tongs look tricky, but they are really just one circle and two long, skinny arms. You will practice straight lines, gentle curves, and a rounded scoop at the end. It is a fun way to draw something real from the kitchen drawer.
- 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 pair of kitchen tongs step by step
How to Draw a Pair of Kitchen Tongs · 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 round top
Draw a big egg-shaped circle near the top left of your paper. Leave a tiny gap at the bottom right, where the arms will begin.
Step 3: The little joint
At the bottom right of the circle, draw a short curved line that closes the little gap. It shows where the two arms start to separate.
Step 4: The long right arm
Start at the right side of the circle and draw a long straight line sloping down to the bottom right. Keep going, curve around into a rounded tip, and bring the line back up a little at the bottom.
Step 5: Right arm inner line
Draw a second line inside the right arm, starting at the joint and running down beside the first line. Stop just before the rounded tip so the arm looks like a thin strip.
Step 6: The left arm
Start at the bottom of the circle and draw a long line sloping down and to the right. Curve it into a rounded tip at the bottom, ending next to the right arm's tip.
Step 7: Left arm inner line
Draw a line next to the left arm, starting near the joint and running down. Near the bottom, bend it out into a wide curve to make the scoop, and end it where the two tips meet.
Step 8: The two dots
Add two small filled dots inside the round top, one a little higher than the other. They look like little rivets on the hinge.
All done!
Erase the guide shapes, go over your lines, then color it in.
Finished your pair of kitchen tongs? Keep the pencils out and learn how to draw a rocket or how to draw a shooting star next.
Tips for drawing a pair of kitchen tongs
- Draw the two long arms with your arm moving, not just your wrist, so the lines come out smooth and straight.
- Keep the space between the two lines of each arm even. Look at the gap as you draw, and keep it narrow.
- The scoop at the end is the trickiest part. Draw it as a rounded spoon shape, and let the two tips touch at the bottom.
Free pair of kitchen tongs coloring page
Want to go straight to coloring? Open this pair of kitchen tongs 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 pair of kitchen tongs drawing
Silver or gray works well for metal tongs, or try bright red or blue for silicone ones. For a creative twist, draw some pasta or a grilled sausage held in the tongs.
Pair of kitchen tongs fun fact for kids
Tongs are one of the oldest tools people have used. Blacksmiths and cooks have used them for thousands of years to pick up things that are too hot to touch.
Questions about drawing a pair of kitchen tongs
What shapes do I need to draw kitchen tongs?
You need one big oval for the top, two long straight lines for each arm, and rounded spoon shapes for the ends. Two small dots finish it off.
How do I draw the long arms straight?
Use a ruler for a first practice try, then draw them again by hand. Look at where the line is going to end, not at your pencil, and draw in one smooth move.
How do I make my tongs look like they are shiny metal?
Leave a thin white stripe along each arm when you color, and use gray or light blue on both sides of it. The white stripe looks like a shine.
