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How to Draw a Mug
Draw a mug 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 rim.
Step 1: The rim
A little above the middle, draw a wide flat oval a hand across. Draw a smaller oval just inside.
Tip Two flat ovals, one inside the other, like a thick ring.
Step 2: Mug body
Start at each end of the oval. Draw a straight line down, 2 fingers long. Join them with a smile.
Step 3: Two big eyes
On the front, below the middle, draw 2 big egg eyes. Add a big black dot and a white shine.
Step 4: The handle
Start on the right side under the rim. Draw a big fat C and stop near the bottom.
Tip Like a big letter C stuck to the side.
Step 5: Smile and cheeks
Start under the left eye. Draw a wide U smile and stop under the right eye. Add 2 cheeks.
Step 6: Two stripes
Near the bottom, start on the left side. Draw a smile across to the right side. Add another just under.
Step 7: Hot steam
Above the rim, draw 3 wiggly steam lines rising up, the middle one tallest.
Tip Start each steam line on the rim and wiggle upward.
Step 8: Table and shadow
Draw a long table line just touching the bottom of the mug. Add a thin flat oval shadow under it.
Step 9: Brown cocoa, pink cheeks
Go over your lines. Colour the cocoa inside the rim light brown and the 2 cheeks pink.
Step 10: Grey shadow
Colour the shadow under the mug grey.
Step 11: Red mug, white stripe
Colour the mug, rim and handle red around the cocoa. Leave the stripe and eyes white. Your cocoa is done!
Your finished drawing
Follow the steps above and this is where you end up: a mug, drawn by you.
Every step in one picture
