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How to Draw a Chestnut
Draw a chestnut 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
Draw a big round nut with a small soft point on top and a wide flat bottom.
Step 2: Two big eyes
Below the middle of the nut draw 2 big egg eyes. Colour a black dot in each, leaving a speck.
Step 3: Big smile
A little under the eyes draw a wide U smile from eye to eye, ends turning up.
Step 4: Pale base
Start on the left edge just above the bottom. Draw a gently bowed line across to the right edge.
Step 5: Shines
On the upper left of the nut draw one short curved shine and a tiny one under it.
Step 6: Spiky burr
On the ground beside the nut, draw a round ball with lots of short spikes all round its edge.
Tip The burr is the prickly case the chestnut came out of.
Step 7: The ground
Start near the left edge. Draw a soft ground line under the nut and burr, stopping near the right edge.
Step 8: Grass
Start on the ground and flick 2 short grass blades left of the nut and 2 right of the burr.
Step 9: Tan base, pink cheeks
Go over your lines. Colour the base band tan, add 2 rosy pink cheeks, and leave the eyes white.
Step 10: Brown nut, green burr
Colour the nut brown around the eyes, smile and cheeks, and the burr green. Your chestnut is done!
Your finished drawing
Follow the steps above and this is where you end up: a chestnut, drawn by you.
Every step in one picture
