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How to Draw a Choux
Draw a choux in 11 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 bottom puff.
Step 1: The bottom puff
Below the middle draw the bottom half of a round bun: a bowl shape with a dip across the top.
Tip A choux bun is a puffy pastry filled with cream.
Step 2: The cream
On top of the bottom half draw puffy cream, bumpy along the bottom and bulging past both sides.
Step 3: The bumpy cap
Draw the puffy cap on the cream: from the left end go over in 3 big bumps to the right.
Step 4: Cracks
Draw a short slanted crack high on the right of the cap and a smaller one on the left.
Step 5: A shine
Just inside the upper left edge of the cap, draw a thin curved sliver for a shine.
Step 6: A plate
Under the bun draw a long flat oval plate, skipping behind the bun, and a second oval inside.
Step 7: Crumbs
Draw 2 small lumpy crumbs on the plate, one on each side of the bun, away from the lines.
Step 8: The table
Draw a table line under the plate from left to right, just touching its bottom.
Step 9: White cream
Leave the cream white, going round each bump, and colour the crumbs tan.
Step 10: Tan pastry
Go over your lines, then colour the cap and the bottom half tan, leaving the shine white.
Step 11: Sky blue plate
Colour the plate sky blue, around the bun and the crumbs. Your choux bun is done!
Your finished drawing
Follow the steps above and this is where you end up: a choux, drawn by you.
Every step in one picture
