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How to draw Food & Drinks with basic shapes!

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Table of contents

Cold DrinkFrench Fries

LollipopsIce Cream Cones

Cotton CandyCheeseburger

PizzaSoda CanHot DogCookies




Oval

Shapes you might use:

Circle

RoundedRectangle

Teardrop CrescentSemicircle

Rectangle Square

Pentagon Hexagon

Trapezoid

Octagon Star 6-pointed Star

Diamond

Triangle Right Triangle

Line Heavy Line Fuzzy Line




1. Start with a long, tapered trapezoid.

2. Draw a line across the top to show how full the cup is.

3. Add a skinny rectangle for the straw.

4. Add a few rounded rectangles for the ice. Have them tilted at different angles.

5. Add some color! You can make the straw a fun color and the drink any color you want, too! Fizzy bubbles are also fun.

Cold Drink





1. Start with a trapezoid for the box.

2. Add a curved line on the trapezoid. Then add some crooked rectangles that

3. Add a few more for depth. Make them different heights.

4. Add a few decorations on the french fry box. Lines, arches, or stars are suggested.

5. Add some color! Fries are yellow and gold, while the boxes are often red and yellow.

French Fries




1. Start with a circle. 2. Add a skinny rounded rectangle stick.

Lollipops

3. Color brightly! Put shine spots on the round lollipop. The stick can be grey and white.

1. Start with a circle. 2. Add a skinny rounded rectangle stick, and a thicker one on the lollipop.

3. Color brightly! Put shine spots on the lollipop. The stick can be grey and white.





Ice cream cones

1. Start with a long triangle pointing downward.

2. Add crossing lines on the cone for detail.

3. Add overlapping circles on the top. Three scoops is usually a good number. Make each scoop a different color.

1. Start with a long triangle pointing downward.

2. Add crossing lines on the cone for detail.

3. Add overlapping ovals on the top and a point on top. Three scoops is usually a good number. Shade it white or brown.




Cotton Candy

1. Start with a skinny triangle pointing down.

2. Add diagonal arcs on the paper cone.

3. Add a fluffy cloud shape on top. It doesn’t have to be even. Make it rounded and soft, not too jagged.

4. Color the paper cone blueish gray and the cotton candy pink or blue. Make the candy look fuzzy for a nice look!


1. Start with a rounded rectangle for the meat.

4. Then two halves of the bun will be tan. The lettuce is green. The tomato is red. The cheese is orange or yellow. The meat is brown. There are a lot of colors to do!

cheeseburger

2. Add another rounded rectangle for the tomato and two triangles for the cheese.

3. Add a squiggly shape on top for the lettuce, and another rounded rectangle for the bottom bun.

4. Add the top bun with part of an oval, and then use ovals or teardrops for the sesame seeds.


Pizza

2. Add a slightly smaller circle on top.1. Start with a big circle.

4. Add small circles for pepperonis and other shapes for toppings. Ovals are good for olives. Little mushrooms and peppers add nice color.

3. Add 4 lines to cut the pizza into 8 pieces.

5. Add some color! The crust is brown, the cheese is yellow, pepperonis are red, mushrooms are grey, peppers are green...


1. Start with a rounded rectangle.

2. Add a pair of ovals at the top, one smaller than the other.

3. Add a darkened oval at one side of the top for the drinking hole.

4. Add a pair of ovals or rounded rectangles to make the tab.

5. Use a variety of circles, lines, and fancy styles on the can. Reds, blues, whites, and greens are best on the can. The top of the can should be silver.

Soda Can

lemonCOLA


1. Start with a wide rounded rectangle for the bun.

2. Add a skinnier rounded rectangle on top for the hot dog.

4. Little squares or diamonds can be added for onions.

5. The bun is tan. The hot dog is reddish-brown. Color the squiggles red and yellow. Onions stay white.

Hot dog

3. Add squiggly lines for ketchup and mustard.


1. Start with an oval. 2. Add crooked rectangles as chocolate chunks. Add at least 5.

3. Color the cookie tan, the chocolate dark brown.

cookies

1. Start with an oval. 2. Add small ovals for M&M’s. Add at least 4.

3. Color the cookie tan, the chocolate dark brown. Write some M’s on the M&M’s.

M

M

M

M

1. Start with an oval. Then draw a blob inside the oval for frosting.

2. Add small rounded rectangles for M&M’s. Add at least 6.

3. Color the cookie brown, but leave the frosting mostly white. Gray or light blue can be used to give the frosting some color. The sprinkles should be a rainbow of colors.

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