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How to Draw a Pattypan Squash
Draw a pattypan squash in 10 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: dome and rim.
Step 1: Dome and rim
In the middle draw a flying saucer: a smooth shallow dome on top, and 5 soft round bumps underneath.
Tip A pattypan squash looks like a little flying saucer with a frilly edge.
Step 2: The side
Start under the left end of the rim. Curve down, across the bottom, and stop under the right end.
Step 3: A stem
Start on top of the dome. Draw a short stem: up, flat across, then down, and stop on the dome.
Step 4: Flutes
From each dip between the bumps draw a curved line up the dome, stopping well before the stem.
Step 5: A little one
Lower right, draw a smaller saucer with 4 bumps. Curve its side from one end, stopping at the other.
Step 6: Its stem
Start on top of the little dome. Draw a tiny stem: up, flat across, down, and stop on the dome.
Step 7: A shine
On the left of the big dome draw a short curved line for a shine, just inside the edge.
Step 8: The ground
Draw a ground line under everything, from left to right, just touching the bottoms.
Step 9: Yellow squash
Go over your lines, then colour both saucers and their sides yellow.
Step 10: Green stems
Colour both stems green, and your pattypan squash is done!
Your finished drawing
Follow the steps above and this is where you end up: a pattypan squash, drawn by you.
Every step in one picture
