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How to Draw a Gift Basket
Draw a gift basket in 13 easy steps, about 10 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 basket.
Step 1: The basket
In the middle of your paper draw a wide shallow smile. Add a tub under it, narrower at the bottom.
Step 2: Back rim and handle
From the left rim end draw a shallow rainbow over to the right end. Add a tall thick handle above.
Step 3: A big present
Draw a tall box present in the basket. Add a ribbon cross, from the top down to the rim.
Step 4: A small present
On the right, behind it, draw a shorter present. Add a ribbon cross, from the top down to the rim.
Step 5: Little bows
On top of each present draw a little bow: a small oval knot with a loop out to each side.
Step 6: Tissue paper
Draw 6 puffy tissue bumps along the rim, from handle across to handle. Rub out the lines under them.
Step 7: Handle bow
On top of the handle draw a big bow: a knot, a loop each side, and 2 tails hanging down.
Step 8: Braid and weave
A finger under the rim draw a shallow smile across the tub. Add a zigzag of mountains near the bottom.
Step 9: Ground and shadow
Draw a ground line under the basket from well left to well right. Add a flat half-oval shadow under it.
Step 10: Yellow bows, pink tissue
Go over your lines, then colour all the bows yellow, tails and all, and the tissue paper pink.
Step 11: Tan basket
Colour the basket and the handle tan, around the bow on the handle.
Step 12: Red and green presents
Colour the big present red and the small present green, around their bows.
Step 13: Brown band, grey shadow
Colour the zigzag band and the basket's inside wood brown, and the shadow grey. Your gift basket is full!
Your finished drawing
Follow the steps above and this is where you end up: a gift basket, drawn by you.
Every step in one picture
