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How to Draw a Coffee Cup
Draw a coffee cup 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 rim.
Step 1: The rim
A little above the middle, draw a flat oval as wide as your palm.
Tip Look down into the mug a little.
Step 2: The mug
Start at the left end of the oval. Draw a tall U down and round, stopping at the right end.
Step 3: The coffee
Inside the rim, draw a second flat oval a finger inside it for the coffee.
Step 4: The handle
On the right, start below the rim. Draw a big C and stop near the bottom. Add a C inside.
Tip The handle is a fat C stuck on the side.
Step 5: Steam
Above the mug, draw 3 wiggly steam lines going up.
Tip Hot coffee!
Step 6: A saucer
Draw a flat oval saucer behind the mug, passing under its bottom.
Step 7: Band and heart
Draw a gentle smile curve round the mug under the rim. Draw a tiny heart in the coffee.
Step 8: A shine
Down the left side of the mug, draw a long thin sliver for a shine.
Step 9: Sky saucer
Go over your lines. Colour the saucer sky blue.
Step 10: Brown coffee
Colour the coffee brown, leaving the heart white.
Step 11: Red mug
Colour the mug, the band and the handle red, leaving the rim and the shine white.
Your finished drawing
Follow the steps above and this is where you end up: a coffee cup, drawn by you.
Every step in one picture
