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How to Draw a Pill
Draw a pill 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: the capsule.
Step 1: The capsule
In the middle of your paper draw a tall capsule: straight sides, round ends, twice as tall as wide.
Step 2: Two big eyes
On the top half draw 2 big round eyes a finger apart, with a big black dot in each.
Step 3: A smile
Under the eyes draw a wide U smile from under the left eye to under the right eye.
Step 4: The seam
Start on the left edge halfway down. Draw a line straight across to the right edge: the seam.
Step 5: Rosy cheeks
Draw a small oval cheek beside each end of the smile.
Step 6: A shine
Near the top left edge draw a thin slanted sliver for a shine, a finger inside the edge.
Step 7: Sparkles
Draw 3 sparkle stars round the capsule: 1 on the left, 1 high right and 1 low right.
Step 8: Ground and shadow
Draw a ground line under the capsule from well left to well right. Add a flat oval shadow under it.
Step 9: Peach cheeks, yellow sparkles
Leave the bottom half, the eyes and the shine white. Colour the cheeks peach and the sparkles yellow.
Step 10: Red top, grey shadow
Colour the top half red around the eyes, cheeks and shine. Colour the shadow grey. Your pill is done!
Your finished drawing
Follow the steps above and this is where you end up: a pill, drawn by you.
Every step in one picture
