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How to Draw a Madeleine
Draw a madeleine 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 of your paper draw a big oval plate, most of the way across.
Step 2: The rim
Draw a second oval a finger inside the plate, all the way round, for the rim.
Step 3: The shell cake
Inside the rim draw a plump shell cake: narrow and round at the bottom, 7 soft bumps on top.
Tip Keep the bumps small and soft, so it looks like a cake, not a seashell.
Step 4: The baked side
Start at the cake's left side. Draw a line down, along under the cake, and up to its right side.
Step 5: 3 ridges
From near the narrow end draw 3 lines fanning up to the dips between the left bumps.
Step 6: 3 more ridges
Draw 3 more lines from near the narrow end up to the dips between the right bumps.
Step 7: Crumbs
Draw 3 tiny round crumbs inside the rim beside the cake, 2 on the left and one on the right.
Step 8: The table
Draw a table line under the plate from well left to well right, just touching its bottom.
Step 9: Tan cake
Go over your lines, then colour the top of the cake tan.
Step 10: Sky plate
Colour the plate sky blue, all around the cake and the crumbs.
Step 11: Toasted edge
Colour the baked side and the crumbs ginger, and your madeleine is done!
Your finished drawing
Follow the steps above and this is where you end up: a madeleine, drawn by you.
Every step in one picture
