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How to Draw a Po’ Boy
Draw a po’ boy 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
Below the middle draw a long flat oval plate, nearly as wide as the paper, with a second oval inside.
Step 2: The split roll
Across the plate draw a long bread bottom, flat on top. Above it, draw the round top half, tilted up.
Tip A po' boy is a New Orleans sandwich stuffed with fried shrimp. Leave a gap for the filling.
Step 3: The paper wrap
Round the left end of the roll draw a paper wrap: a box with soft corners, taller than the roll.
Step 4: Lettuce
From the paper, draw 7 lettuce bumps hanging over the bottom bread, then a frilly edge up to the top.
Step 5: Fried shrimp
In the gap draw 4 fat curled shrimp: a round back curling down to a thin tail on the right.
Step 6: Tails and tomato
On the thin end of each shrimp draw a little 3-part tail fan. Add 2 tomato slices under the lettuce.
Step 7: The table
Draw a line under the plate from well left to well right.
Step 8: Sky plate, tan roll
Go over your lines. Colour the plate sky blue and both halves of the roll tan. Leave the paper white.
Step 9: Ginger shrimp
Colour the shrimp ginger brown.
Step 10: Green lettuce
Colour the lettuce green, going around the shrimp and their tails.
Step 11: Red tails and tomato
Colour the shrimp tails and the tomato slices red, and your po' boy is ready to eat!
Your finished drawing
Follow the steps above and this is where you end up: a po’ boy, drawn by you.
Every step in one picture
