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How to Draw Shortbread
Draw shortbread 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: a plate.
Step 1: A plate
In the middle, draw a big oval plate, leaving a little space at each side.
Tip The plate comes first; the food sits in the middle.
Step 2: The rim
Inside the plate, draw a smaller oval the same shape for the rim, a finger's width in from the edge.
Step 3: The front finger
Low in the rim, draw a shortbread finger: a long rectangle with rounded corners, as long as your finger.
Step 4: A finger behind left
On the left, draw a second finger the same size, tilted with its right end up and tucked behind.
Step 5: A finger behind right
On the right, draw a third finger the same size, its left end up and tucked behind both.
Step 6: Fork holes
On the front finger, draw 2 rows of 4 tiny dots for the fork holes.
Step 7: More fork holes
Draw 2 rows of 3 tiny dots on the left and right fingers too, tilted with each finger.
Step 8: Crumbs
Draw 2 little lumpy crumbs on the plate, one each side of the front finger.
Step 9: The table
Draw a long table line under the plate, just touching its bottom.
Step 10: Buttery fingers
Go over your lines, then colour all 3 fingers sand, a pale buttery yellow.
Step 11: Sky plate
Colour the plate sky blue around the shortbread and the crumbs.
Step 12: Golden crumbs
Colour the 2 crumbs tan, and your shortbread is done!
Your finished drawing
Follow the steps above and this is where you end up: shortbread, drawn by you.
Every step in one picture
