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How to Draw Dango
Draw dango 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: a plate.
Step 1: A plate
In the middle draw a big oval plate, almost as wide as the page, with a second oval rim inside.
Tip The plate comes first; the dango lies inside the rim.
Step 2: The skewer
Across the plate draw a thin stick of 2 close lines, from the lower left up to the upper right.
Tip End the stick with a little point on the right.
Step 3: First ball
On the lower left part of the stick draw a round ball, as big as a walnut, covering the stick.
Step 4: Second ball
Further up the stick draw a second ball just as big, lifting your pencil where the first is in front.
Step 5: Third ball
Draw a third ball further up still, just short of the point, tucked behind the second.
Step 6: Shines
On the first and third balls draw a short curved line near the top left for a shine.
Step 7: A shadow
Under the balls draw a long thin flat oval shadow on the plate, peeking out below and at both ends.
Step 8: The table
Draw a line under the plate from well left to well right, just touching its bottom.
Step 9: Sky blue plate
Go over your lines. Colour the plate sky blue, around the balls, the stick and the shadow.
Step 10: Pink ball, tan stick
Colour the first ball pink and the stick tan. Leave the middle ball white.
Step 11: Green ball, grey shadow
Colour the third ball green and the shadow grey, and your dango is done!
Your finished drawing
Follow the steps above and this is where you end up: dango, drawn by you.
Every step in one picture
