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How to Draw a Napkin
Draw a napkin in 12 easy steps, about 9 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 plate.
Step 1: The plate
In the middle of your paper draw a big wide oval for the plate, nearly as wide as the page.
Tip A plate seen from a little above is a wide oval, not a circle.
Step 2: The napkin
On the plate draw a wide box with soft round corners for the folded napkin.
Tip Leave some plate showing all the way round.
Step 3: Two big eyes
In the middle of the napkin draw 2 big egg eyes, each with a black dot and 2 white shines.
Step 4: Smile and cheeks
Under the eyes draw a small U smile, with a flat oval cheek below and outside each eye.
Step 5: Stripes across
Near the top edge draw 2 lines across from side to side. Draw 2 more near the bottom edge.
Step 6: Stripes down
Near each side draw 2 lines down from the top edge to the bottom edge, crossing the stripes.
Step 7: The plate's edge
Start near the plate's left end. Draw a long shallow curve just under it, stopping near the right end.
Tip Thin! A plate is flat, not a bowl.
Step 8: The table
From near the left side, draw a table line under the plate, touching its bottom, to near the right side.
Step 9: Sparkles
Draw a little four-point sparkle above each end of the plate, not touching it.
Step 10: Yellow and pink
Go over your lines, then colour the sparkles yellow and the cheeks pink.
Step 11: Sky plate
Colour the plate and its edge sky blue, going around the napkin.
Step 12: Red napkin
Colour the napkin red around the cheeks. Leave the stripes and the eyes white. Your napkin is ready!
Your finished drawing
Follow the steps above and this is where you end up: a napkin, drawn by you.
Every step in one picture
