Draw a Cupcake

This is a tutorial that teaches you how to draw a cupcake. You can use cupcakes as subject on your practice sketches to learn the basics in drawing. Let’s begin!

Steps

Cupcake With Icing Topping

1. Begin the outline sketch by drawing a trapezoid shape for the base of the cupcake cup. Make sure that you draw the outline sketches very lightly using your pencil.
2. Draw the outline for the icing on top of your cupcake.
3. Sketch the actual lines using a marker.
4. Draw continuous curve lines to draw the actual lines of the cupcake wrapper.
5. Add slanted lines to emphasize the folds on the cupcake wrappers.
6. Draw the shape of the icing on top of the cupcake.
7. Add soft lines to show the volume of the icing.
8. Erase unnecessary lines. Color the draft.

Cupcake With Cherry On Top

1. Sketch the outline for the cupcake cup.
2. Add an oval shape for the outline of the topping.
3. Start drawing the actual line for the cupcake cup.
4. Draw the actual lines for the topping.
5. Sketch the folded wrappers on the cupcake cup.
6. Draw the cherry on top to complete the actual lines.
7. Color the draft.

A Happy Face Cupcake

This fun and adorable cupcake is customized with cute eyes, a cherry hat, and a grin.

1. Draw an upside-down trapezoid. A trapezoid is basically a triangle with the top cut off.
2. Draw four or five lines in the trapezoid that are slightly slanted to whichever side of the upside-down trapezoid the line is closest to. Note: if you decide to do 5 lines, make the middle one straight.
3. Draw a horizontal oval touching the widest side of the upside-down trapezoid.Note: make sure the oval is a bit bigger then the trapezoid.
4. Draw a circle on the top of the cupcake. Note: make sure the circle is about 15 sizes smaller than the oval.
5. Draw a swirl slightly above the circle. Connect the outer stub of the swirl to the circle.
6. Draw a squiggly line ¾ of the way down in the oval. Note: make sure the squiggly line touches both sides of the oval.
7. Draw two little vertical ovals parallel to each other. Draw them inside the bigger oval. Fill in most of the eye but at the top leave about half an oval not colored in.
8. Add eyes. Put your finger in between the eyes of the cupcake. Drag your finger down until your finger is under the squiggly line. Draw a semi-circle where your finger is. If you want, color it in.
9. Add a smile. Draw short lines all over the cupcake. If you want, do them in color.

Tips

• The wrapper and cupcake can be all different colors. Same with the frosting.
• Be creative with your cupcake!
• You can also draw it to be swirly.
• Other toppings you can add to your cupcake are whipped cream, hot fudge, nuts, chocolate chips, and Oreo.
• You can decorate the wrapper with polka dots, stripes, and more!
• You can use chocolate, rainbow, or single colored sprinkles.
• If it's a birthday cupcake, draw a candle to top it.

Things You'll Need

• Paper
• Pencil or pen
• Eraser
• Crayons, colored pencils, or markers

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