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How to Draw a Macaron Stack
Draw a macaron stack 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 big dome.
Step 1: The big dome
Low on the page, draw a wide low dome with a row of fat little bumps along its bottom.
Tip A macaron is 2 crisp shells with cream between.
Step 2: Bottom shell
A finger below, draw a matching shell: bumps along its top, soft round corners and a flat bottom.
Step 3: Cream ends
Join the 2 shells with a small round bulge at each end, poking out a little, for the cream.
Step 4: Middle macaron
Sit a smaller macaron right on the dome: a bottom shell, a bumpy dome above, cream ends between.
Step 5: Top macaron
Sit a third, smaller again, on the middle dome the same way, with its flat bottom resting there.
Step 6: Shines
On the upper left of each dome, draw a small slanted oval for a shine.
Step 7: A plate
From the bottom shell's left side, draw a flat oval plate round to its right, and a rim inside.
Step 8: The table
Draw a table line from well left of the plate to well right, passing behind it.
Step 9: Cream fillings
Colour the 3 cream fillings cream, right up to the bumps.
Step 10: Yellow macaron
Colour both shells of the top macaron yellow, bumps too, leaving the shine white.
Step 11: Pink macaron
Colour both shells of the bottom macaron pink, leaving the shine white.
Step 12: Sky plate
Colour the plate sky blue, around the macarons.
Step 13: Green macaron
Colour both shells of the middle macaron green, leaving the shine white. Go over your lines, and you're done!
Your finished drawing
Follow the steps above and this is where you end up: a macaron stack, drawn by you.
Every step in one picture
