How to Draw a Cement Truck
Today, you’ll learn how drawing a cement truck can be a great way for you practice and improve your artwork. This lesson will guide you through creating a cement truck vehicle, which is an important vehicle used for transporting wet concrete. Remember, drawing takes time and effort, so don’t feel bad if it doesn’t turn out perfectly right away. You can always come back and try again whenever you want.
As you work on this drawing, focus on understanding basic shapes and how they represent the various parts of this piece of construction equipment. Each attempt helps you get better, and you’ll discover new things about drawing every time. Keep practicing, and soon you’ll see how much you’ve learned!
Materials
- Blank Paper
- Pencil
- Crayons or Colored Pencils
- Black Marker (optional)
When you start drawing a cement truck, it’s super helpful to establish basic shapes. You’ll want a pencil and some blank paper ready. Begin with simple lines and shapes that will form different parts of this big vehicle. Think about how each part connects together, like how you would connect pieces of a puzzle. As you sketch, notice how some lines curve while others are straight; this will help make everything look just right. Once you have all those shapes down, you can save adding colors for later. This way, you can focus on getting everything looking good before making it pop with color! So grab those drawing tools and let’s create something amazing together!
Time Needed: 45 minutes
-
Form the Front of the Truck
Form the curved outline of the front part of the cement truck. Next, attach two side mirrors near the top. Then, add a circular logo in the center.
-
Outline the Window and Windshield
Outline the rectangular window and windshield.
-
Draw the Front Bumper
Draw the shape of the front bumper. Now, add small rectangles for the headlights. Then, draw thin fog lights below the headlights.
-
Add the Water Tank
Add a cylinder to draw the water tank.
-
Form the Drum Mixer
Form the large drum mixer similar to the illustration. Then, attach the long discharging chute behind the drum.
-
Add the Hydraulic Fluid Tank
Add a rectangular hydraulic fluid tank below the mixing drum.
-
Draw the Fenders
Draw the curving shape of the fenders as shown.
-
Attach the Wheels
Attach the cement truck’s cylinder-shaped wheels.
-
Color the Cement Truck Drawing
First, shade the side mirrors and tires black. Now, use light blue for the windshield and windows. Next, color the fog lights orange. Then, fill in the discharge chute, headlights, wheels and hydraulic fluid tank with light shades of gray. Use darker shades of gray for the car logo, front bumper and fenders. Finally, paint the front of the cement truck, water tank and the drum mixer with yellow.
How to Draw a Cement Truck PDF Download
Check out this helpful resource below! It has all of our drawing steps and even some extra fun, like a coloring book sheet! You can either preview or download this PDF so you can keep it handy for later.