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How to Draw a Thali
Draw a thali 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 round tray.
Step 1: The round tray
In the middle of your paper draw one big circle, nearly filling the page. Draw a second circle just inside.
Tip A thali is a big metal tray full of little bowls, seen from above.
Step 2: Four little bowls
Near the rim draw 4 bowls: big at the top, medium top right, small on the left, tiny bottom left.
Step 3: Inside the bowls
Inside each bowl draw a smaller circle for the food.
Step 4: Rice and roti
In the middle draw a round mound of rice. Lower right, draw a half-moon roti with a fold line.
Step 5: Lemon slice
Under the left bowl draw a half-moon lemon slice. Add 2 lines from the flat edge's middle to the curve.
Step 6: Bits and grains
Scatter short tilted dashes in the 3 bigger bowls. Add a swirl in the tiny bowl and 4 rice grains.
Step 7: Yellow dal and lemon
Colour inside the big top bowl yellow for dal, and the lemon slice yellow too.
Step 8: Tan roti, white yogurt
Colour the roti tan. Leave the tiny bowl, the rice and the bowl rims white.
Step 9: Orange curry, green veg
Colour inside the top right bowl orange for curry, and inside the small left bowl green.
Step 10: Grey tray
Go over your lines, then colour the tray grey, going round everything on it. Your thali is ready!
Your finished drawing
Follow the steps above and this is where you end up: a thali, drawn by you.
Every step in one picture
