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All year · Grades 6–8 · 16 steps

How to Draw a Bicycle

Vintage Bicycle from The Drawing Fix™. An easy step-by-step drawing for Grades 6–8. Draw it with your class in about 20 minutes, one step at a time. Free to use and print. No sign-up.

By Christopher Allen · Ontario elementary educator16 stepsAbout 20 minutesUpdated Nov 5, 2026
Run it on the projector →Printable step sheet (PDF)

A challenge drawing for older students. Structure first, detail last. Good practice for line control, proportion and slowing down.

Before you start: a pencil, an eraser, a sheet of paper and something to colour with.

Draw lightly at first. Dark lines come at the end, once the shapes look right.

Step-by-step: how to draw a bicycle

  1. Step 1. Back wheel

    Draw the back wheel.

  2. Step 2. Front wheel

    Draw the front wheel.

  3. Step 3. Hubs

    Add a hub in the middle of each wheel.

  4. Step 4. Back spokes

    Draw twelve spokes in the back wheel.

  5. Step 5. Front spokes

    Draw twelve spokes in the front wheel.

  6. Step 6. Frame triangle

    Draw the frame triangle.

  7. Step 7. Top tube

    Connect the seat to the handlebars.

  8. Step 8. Down tube

    Draw the long tube down to the pedals.

  9. Step 9. Fork

    Draw the front fork down to the wheel.

  10. Step 10. Seat post and seat

    Add the seat post and a curved seat.

  11. Step 11. Handlebars

    Add the curved handlebars.

  12. Step 12. Pedal wheel

    Draw the chainring at the pedals.

  13. Step 13. Pedal arm

    Add the pedal arm and a small pedal.

  14. Step 14. Chain

    Draw two chain lines to the back wheel.

  15. Step 15. Ground

    Draw the ground line.

  16. Step 16. Create

    Make one part completely yours.

The pink line is the new part in each step.

Make it theirs

  • Add a background that tells a story. Where is it?
  • Give it a name and write it underneath.
  • Try it again tomorrow from memory.
  • Colour last. There is no wrong colour for a bicycle.

Teaching it with the projector

The projector version draws each step slowly on the board, pauses while students copy it, then checks in before the next step. Nobody has to talk, so you are free to walk around and help.

Quick Fix: 12 steps, about 10 minutes. Good for a brain break or the last few minutes before recess. Full Focus: all 16 steps, about 20 minutes, with the extra detail.

Open Vintage Bicycle on the projector → It works on any classroom screen. No accounts, no student names, no ads.

Curriculum connections

Visual arts: the elements of design (line, shape, space and proportion) and creating art for a purpose. Language: listening to and following multi-step directions. Directed drawing also builds fine motor control and focus.

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