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How to Draw a Daikon
Draw a daikon 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: long body.
Step 1: Long body
In the middle draw a long radish with round shoulders and long sides, narrowing to a point near the bottom.
Tip A daikon is long: about twice as tall as it is wide.
Step 2: 2 big eyes
Below the shoulders draw 2 big egg eyes, a little apart. Colour a black dot in each, leaving a shine.
Step 3: Smile and cheeks
Under the eyes draw a U smile, eye to eye, and a small flat oval cheek beside each end.
Step 4: 3 stems
From the top draw 3 short stems, thinner at the top: 1 straight up and 1 leaning out each side.
Step 5: 3 wavy leaves
On the end of each stem draw a big long leaf with a wavy edge and a pointed tip.
Step 6: Leaf veins
Start on each stem tip. Draw 1 line up the middle of its leaf, stopping near the tip.
Step 7: Thin root
Start on the bottom point. Draw a thin root curving gently down, stopping where the ground will go.
Step 8: Skin lines
On the lower body draw 3 short skin lines, each starting on the edge and curving a little way in.
Step 9: The ground
Draw a long ground line from left to right under the daikon, just touching the end of the root.
Step 10: White radish
Go over your lines, then colour the body with a white crayon, around the cheeks.
Tip Keep the eyes white.
Step 11: Green leaves, pink cheeks
Colour the stems and leaves green, and the cheeks pink, and your daikon is done!
Your finished drawing
Follow the steps above and this is where you end up: a daikon, drawn by you.
Every step in one picture
