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How to Draw a Toilet Paper Roll
Draw a toilet paper 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: the roll.
Step 1: The roll
Draw a wide flat oval. Draw a line down from each end. Join their ends with a smile curve.
Tip A fat tube standing up, like a tin can.
Step 2: The cardboard tube
Inside the top oval draw a small flat oval in the middle for the hole.
Step 3: Two big eyes
On the front of the roll draw 2 big egg eyes one eye apart. Add a dot with a shine.
Step 4: Smile and cheeks
Under the eyes draw a U smile from eye to eye. Add a round cheek beside each end.
Step 5: The loose end
Near the right, start on the top oval's edge. Draw down past the bottom, across, and up to the side.
Tip Leave the top open: the paper comes off the edge of the roll.
Step 6: Perforations
From the loose end's edge to the roll's side, draw 2 curved tear lines, like the top oval.
Step 7: The floor
Draw a straight floor line under the roll from far left to far right, touching its bottom.
Step 8: Sparkles
Add 3 sparkles in the air around the roll.
Step 9: Cream paper
Colour the roll and the loose end soft cream around the cheeks, leaving the eyes and the top white.
Step 10: Tan tube, pink cheeks
Colour the hole of the cardboard tube tan, and the cheeks pink. Don't forget to change the roll!
Your finished drawing
Follow the steps above and this is where you end up: a toilet paper roll, drawn by you.
Every step in one picture
