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How to Draw a Cutting Board
Draw a cutting board 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 board.
Step 1: The board
In the middle draw a big wide box with rounded corners for the board, about twice as wide as tall.
Tip A cutting board is a thick flat slab of wood.
Step 2: A tomato
On the left draw a big round tomato poking over the board's back edge. Rub out the edge inside.
Step 3: Board face
Right of the tomato draw 2 big egg eyes with black dots, a U smile and 2 cheeks.
Step 4: Leaves and stem
On top of the tomato draw a little star of leaves pointing left and right, and a short stem.
Step 5: The handle
From the board's right end draw a rounded tab out and back, rub out the edge inside, add a hole.
Step 6: Three slices
Below the tomato draw 3 oval slices in a slanting row, each overlapping the last, with a half-size oval inside.
Step 7: Wood grain
Draw a gentle grain curve along the back edge from the tomato, and one along the front under the face.
Step 8: Thickness and table
Under the board's front draw a thin strip for its thick edge, then a table line from side to side.
Step 9: Pink middles, cheeks
Colour the slice middles and the cheeks pink.
Step 10: Red tomato, green leaves
Colour the tomato and the slice rims red, and the leaves green.
Step 11: Wood board
Colour the board and handle wood brown around everything, the edge dark brown, and leave the eyes white.
Your finished drawing
Follow the steps above and this is where you end up: a cutting board, drawn by you.
Every step in one picture
