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How to Draw a Cinnamon Roll
Draw a cinnamon roll 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: top of the roll.
Step 1: Top of the roll
Near the middle of your paper, draw a big wide oval for the top of the roll.
Tip Make it more than half as wide as your paper.
Step 2: The side
From the oval's left end, draw a puffy curve down, round under it, and up to the right end.
Step 3: Icing puddle
In the middle of the top, draw a big wavy puddle of icing that hangs just over the front edge.
Tip Leave a wide band of roll showing round the back and sides.
Step 4: Two drips
Where the icing hangs over the front edge, draw 2 round drips down the side, the right one longer.
Step 5: The swirl
Start in the middle of the icing and swirl round 3 times, getting bigger, until you touch the front edge.
Tip Draw right over the icing, because the swirl shows through it.
Step 6: Dough end
Start where the swirl touches the edge. Draw a short line straight down the side, stopping at the bottom.
Step 7: The plate
From the roll's left side, draw a big flat oval round under the roll and up to its right side.
Step 8: Plate rim
Inside the plate, draw a second curve for the rim, from the roll's left side to its right side.
Step 9: The table
Draw a table line under the plate from well left to well right, just touching its bottom.
Step 10: Blue plate
Go over your lines, then colour the plate light blue around the roll.
Step 11: Tan roll
Colour the roll tan around the icing, and leave the icing white. Your cinnamon roll is done!
Your finished drawing
Follow the steps above and this is where you end up: a cinnamon roll, drawn by you.
Every step in one picture
