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How to Draw a Rainbow Lollipop

13 steps · Medium · about 10 min

Draw a rainbow lollipop in 13 easy steps, about 10 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: round candy.

Step 1: Round candy
Above the middle of your paper draw a big circle, as wide as half the page.
Tip Leave room under it for the stick.
Step 2: The stick
From the bottom of the circle draw 2 close lines straight down. Join them with a round end.
Step 3: Three swirl lines
Start at the middle each time. Draw 3 curved lines swirling out, like a pinwheel. Stop on the edge.
Tip Keep them evenly apart, like 3 fan blades.
Step 4: Three more lines
From the middle again, draw 1 more swirling line in each gap. Stop on the edge.
Tip Count them: 6 lines make 6 stripes.
Step 5: A bow
Under the candy draw a small oval knot on the stick. Add a plump loop on each side.
Tip Make both loops the same size.
Step 6: Bow tails
From under the knot draw 2 short ribbon tails hanging down. Add a small fold line in each loop.
Step 7: The ground
Draw a short ground line under the stick, a little left to a little right.
Step 8: Yellow stripe
Go over your lines. Colour the stripe that touches the edge at the lower right yellow.
Tip Rainbow order is red, orange, yellow, green, blue, purple.
Step 9: Orange stripe
Colour the stripe that touches the edge just above the yellow one orange.
Tip Each stripe gets thin near the middle.
Step 10: Red stripe
Colour the stripe that touches the top of the edge red. Colour the bow red too.
Step 11: Green stripe
Colour the stripe that touches the bottom of the edge green.
Tip Green comes after yellow in a rainbow.
Step 12: Blue stripe
Colour the stripe that touches the edge at the lower left blue.
Step 13: Purple stripe
Colour the last stripe purple. Leave the stick white. Your rainbow lollipop is done!