How to Draw Bulldozers

The bulldozer moves earth around, making it a handy vehicle on any construction site. Bulldozers are so strong, they are often used to move other earthmoving construction vehicles around.

When drawing a bulldozer, examine the illustration of the bulldozer carefully before moving on to the first step.
Learn how to draw this bulldozer.
In this section, we'll show you how to draw the above bulldozer. You can draw this construction vehicle freehand while looking at your computer monitor or print out this page to get a closer look at each step.

Follow the red lines in each illustration to learn exactly what to draw in that step. The lines drawn in previous steps are shown in gray. Here, we'll show you an illustration of each step and then give you a description of how to draw it.

To draw a bulldozer, start by drawing the wheels that run the track.
Step 1: To make the wheels that run the track, draw five small circles on the bottom; add outlines to provide depth. On each side of the five circles, draw a ring.

Attach a curved rectangle to the side of the furthest ring to add depth. Above the circles, draw two more rings; add curved rectangles to these as well.

When drawing a bulldozer track, add a curved rectangular shape over the bottom wheels.
Step 2: Draw a curved rectangular shape over the bottom wheels; notice how the shape dips down at both ends. Draw a similar, smaller shape inside the first. Add outlines to provide depth.
When drawing a bulldozer track, create lines around the circles of the track and inside of the track.
Step 3: Draw a line around all the circles; make another line just outside the first. Draw the outside line to make the side edge and face of the track. Also notice the small lines you need to make on the inside of the track.
To draw a bulldozer, you must add a blade.
Step 4: To make the blade, draw a curved rectangular shape; add a tab to the top middle of the rectangle. Draw the sides of the blade and the details as shown.
When drawing a bulldozer, draw the lift arm that connects the blade to the bulldozer, and the fender.
Step 5: Draw the rounded triangle and rectangle that make up the lift arm that connects the blade to the bulldozer; add outlines for depth. Draw the fender -- follow the example shown.
When drawing an excavator, draw the hood and the grille.
Step 6: For the hood, make a rounded square shape with a tab at the fender. Draw outlines where shown. On the front of the hood, draw the grille, which is a rectangle with the top edges rounded.
To draw a bulldozer cab, draw four thin, slightly curved bars.
Step 7: To make the cab, draw four thin, slightly curved bars. Outline each for depth. Draw the roof as shown.
When drawing a bulldozer, add a driver's seat, headlights, a safety light, and an exhaust pipe.
Step 8: Draw the driver's seat in the cab, and add two headlights and a safety light on top of the roof. On the hood, draw a curved exhaust pipe. Add a circle to the end of the pipe.
When drawing the final body parts of the bulldozer, draw vents and a hydraulic cylinder.
Step 9: Draw three rectangular vents in the hood. Each vent is a little larger than the one above it.

Draw a hydraulic cylinder extending from the triangular part of the lift arm to below the fender. Look carefully, and draw the other lines that finish the body of the dozer.

When drawing a bulldozer, use a ruler to draw cleats on the tread faces.
Step 10: To make cleats on the tread faces, use a ruler to draw the small evenly spaced rectangles across the track. On the back and underside of the tread, draw small triangular bumps.
When finished drawing the bulldozer, trace the permanent lines with a felt-tip pen, and erase pencil lines.
Step 11: Use a felt-tip pen to trace over the lines you want to keep, and erase the extra pencil lines.

You did it! So let's move on to a construction vehicle that does a lot more than push materials around. It lowers, lifts, and moves heavy materials high into the sky, and in any direction they need to go.

Continue to the next page to learn how to draw the giant, yet graceful, crane.

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