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How to Draw an Elote
Draw an elote 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 cob.
Step 1: The cob
Across the middle draw a long cob lying on its side, blunt on the left and round at the tip.
Step 2: The stick
From the left end of the cob draw a short thick stick poking out, with a round end.
Step 3: Kernel rows
On the bottom half draw 3 rows of little round bumps along the cob, each from edge to edge.
Tip Each little bump is a kernel.
Step 4: Cream drizzle
Along the top of the cob draw a thick wavy band, from near the stick to near the tip.
Tip Keep the waves soft and round.
Step 5: Chili dots
Inside the cream band draw 3 little circles for chili powder, one at each end and one in the middle.
Step 6: Cheese crumbles
Between the chili dots draw 2 little soft round lumps of cheese, inside the band too.
Step 7: The ground
Draw a ground line under the cob, from well left to well right, just touching its bottom.
Step 8: Cream band
Go over your lines, then colour the band cream around the dots. Leave the crumbles white.
Step 9: Yellow corn
Colour the whole cob yellow around the cream band, right to the ends.
Step 10: Brown stick
Colour the stick brown, all the way to its round end.
Step 11: Red chili
Colour the chili dots red. Your elote is done!
Your finished drawing
Follow the steps above and this is where you end up: an elote, drawn by you.
Every step in one picture
