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How to Draw an Ice Cream Parlour
Draw an ice cream parlour in 14 easy steps, about 11 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 shop front.
Step 1: The shop front
Draw a big box for the shop, a little left of the middle. Draw a long ground line under it.
Step 2: The roof ledge
Along the top of the box draw a long thin bar that sticks out a little at each end.
Step 3: A giant cone
On the middle of the roof draw a long triangle pointing down. Criss-cross it with 2 slanting lines.
Tip The point of the cone pokes into the ledge.
Step 4: A giant scoop
On top of the cone draw a big round scoop of ice cream with a wavy bottom edge.
Tip Rub out the top of the cone inside the scoop.
Step 5: The awning
Under the ledge draw an awning: 2 short sloping sides, then a bottom edge of 7 bumps.
Tip Rub out the shop's side lines inside the awning.
Step 6: Awning stripes
Draw 6 lines from the top of the awning down to the dips between the bumps.
Step 7: The big window
Under the awning on the left draw a big window. Draw a line across it, low down, for a shelf.
Step 8: Three tubs
On the shelf draw 3 little tubs. On each tub draw a round scoop of ice cream.
Step 9: The door
On the right draw a tall door down to the ground. Give it a round window and a dot handle.
Step 10: The sign board
Beside the shop draw a small board on 2 legs. On it draw a cone with a round scoop.
Tip A picture of a cone tells everyone what the shop sells, without any words.
Step 11: Cream walls
Colour the shop walls and the sign board cream. Colour the middle scoop in the window cream too.
Step 12: Pink scoops, tan cones
Colour the giant scoop, the sign's scoop and the left window scoop pink. Colour both cones tan.
Step 13: Blue glass, red trim
Colour the window glass light blue. Colour the ledge, 4 awning stripes and the 3 tubs red.
Step 14: Brown door
Colour the door, the right scoop and the part under the shelf brown. Your ice cream parlour is open!
Your finished drawing
Follow the steps above and this is where you end up: an ice cream parlour, drawn by you.
Every step in one picture
