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How to Draw a Swiss Roll
Draw a Swiss roll 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: a plate.
Step 1: A plate
Below the middle draw a long flat oval plate, nearly as wide as the page. Add a second oval inside.
Step 2: The roll
On the plate draw a big roll lying down, with a round left end and a straight right end.
Tip A Swiss roll is thin sponge spread with jam and rolled up.
Step 3: The cut end
Draw a tall oval over the straight right end for the cut face, touching the top and bottom.
Step 4: The swirl
Inside the oval draw a thick curly band like a snail shell, from the middle round to near the edge.
Step 5: A slice
In front of the cut end, on the plate, draw a flat oval lying down for a slice.
Step 6: The slice's swirl
Inside the slice draw a smaller thick curly band, from the middle round to near the edge.
Step 7: The table
Draw a line under the plate from far left to far right, just touching its bottom.
Step 8: Cream swirls
Go over your lines. Colour the two curly bands cream.
Step 9: Sky plate
Colour the plate sky blue, going around the roll and the slice.
Step 10: Tan sponge
Colour the roll, the cut end and the slice tan, going around the cream swirls.
Your finished drawing
Follow the steps above and this is where you end up: a Swiss roll, drawn by you.
Every step in one picture
