How to Draw a Lawn Mower

Completed lawn mower drawing with wheels, engine, handle, and light shading.

How to draw a lawn mower? This simple drawing tutorial from the team of Drawingforall.net will show you how to do it in five steps.

There are many different types of lawn mowers, and we could not show how to draw every model from every brand.

The main purpose of this lawn mower drawing tutorial is to show the basic principles of depicting this object.

As we have mentioned many times, such simple drawing tutorials are useful for both beginners and more experienced artists who want to practice their drawing skills.

How to draw a lawn mower step by step

Step 1: Lay out the mower deck

No matter how complex an object is, we start drawing it with the simplest geometric shapes. Begin the lawn mower with a simple flat rectangle. This shape will serve as the base for the rest of the drawing.

Sketching the lawn mower deck as a simple flat rectangular shape.

Step 2: Add wheels, motor, and handle

At the front of the rectangle, draw the small wheels. At the back, sketch the larger wheels. On the upper part of the mower, add the motor and mark the long characteristic handle with three simple lines.

Adding the lawn mower’s wheels, motor, and long handle with simple lines.

Step 3: Give the mower parts more volume

Now give the main parts of the lawn mower more volume. Add thickness to the wheels and handle. Also add a few simple lines to begin shaping the motor housing.

Adding volume to the lawn mower deck, wheels, handle, and motor housing.

Step 4: Shape the deck and wheels

Give the mower deck a smoother and more characteristic shape, rounding its front and side edges. Then draw the inner contours of the wheels and add the small hubs in their centers.

Shaping the rounded mower deck and adding wheel rims and central hubs.

Step 4: Clean up the final contours

Carefully trace the remaining details you drew earlier with clean, clear lines. Then use an eraser to remove the unnecessary construction lines and make the drawing cleaner.

Refining the lawn mower with clean contours and removing unnecessary construction lines.

Step 5: Finish the lawn mower with shadows

Shadows can be added to the drawing in different ways. You can use standard hatching or create softer shading with blending. In the first case, the shadows will look clearer and more technical, while the second approach can give the drawing a softer and more realistic appearance. In either case, the shadows will make the lawn mower look more dimensional.

Finishing the lawn mower drawing with hatching and soft shadows.

On Drawingforall.net, we often say that an artist should be able to draw the objects they see around them. In complex drawings and paintings, along with people, animals, and buildings, we often see everyday objects.

Practice drawing a bucket or drawing a cup, and other familiar objects to improve your ability to depict both simple and complex subjects.