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How to Draw a Tomato Cage
Draw a tomato cage 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: three wires.
Step 1: Three wires
In the middle draw 3 tall wire legs: straight lines from the ground up to near the top, leaning apart.
Tip A tomato cage holds the plant up as it grows.
Step 2: Three rings
Across the wires draw 3 flat oval rings: biggest near the top, smaller in the middle, smallest near the bottom.
Step 3: The plant's stem
Left of the middle wire draw the stem: 2 close, bending lines from the ground up to the top ring.
Step 4: Lower leaves
From the stem draw 2 soft pointed leaves poking out over the rings, one low left, one higher right.
Step 5: Upper leaves
Draw 2 more leaves higher up, one each side, and a small one at the very top of the stem.
Step 6: Tomatoes
Draw 3 round tomatoes on the plant, cherry sized: one on the left, one low right, one high right.
Step 7: Stars and stalks
On each tomato draw a tiny leafy star. Then draw a short stalk from the stem down to each star.
Step 8: Ground and grass
Draw the ground line from edge to edge under the wires and stem. Add a grass tuft out each side.
Step 9: Green plant
Go over your lines, then colour the leaves, stem, stalks and stars green.
Step 10: Red tomatoes
Colour the 3 tomatoes red, around the green stars. Your tomato cage is done!
Your finished drawing
Follow the steps above and this is where you end up: a tomato cage, drawn by you.
Every step in one picture
