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How to Draw an Acorn
Draw an acorn in 10 easy steps, about 8 minutes. Free, with a printable worksheet.
Each picture adds one red line. Draw that line, then scroll to the next picture. Rub out any dashed helper lines at the end. First up: the nut.
Step 1: The nut
Start on the left, above the middle. Draw a big egg down and round, then back up to the right.
Step 2: Two big eyes
Above the middle of the nut, draw 2 big egg eyes. Add a black dot in each.
Step 3: Smile and cheeks
Under the eyes, draw a U smile from eye to eye. Add a small oval cheek just past each end.
Step 4: The cap
Start just left of the nut. Draw a dome over the top. Stop just right of the nut.
Step 5: The cap edge
From the left end of the cap, draw 5 shallow bumps across to the right end.
Step 6: Stalk and leaf
From the top of the cap, draw a short stalk up to a round tip and back. Add a leaf.
Step 7: Criss-cross cap
From the bumpy edge to the dome, draw 4 slanted lines one way, then 4 the other way.
Step 8: The ground
Under the acorn, draw a soft ground line from well left of it to well right.
Step 9: Pink cheeks, tan nut
Go over your lines. Colour the cheeks pink, then the nut tan around the face. Leave the eyes white.
Step 10: Brown cap, green leaf
Colour the cap and stalk brown, and the leaf green. Your acorn is done!
Your finished drawing
Follow the steps above and this is where you end up: an acorn, drawn by you.
Every step in one picture
