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How to Draw a Tortilla
Draw a tortilla 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 big flat oval for the plate, leaving a little space at both sides.
Step 2: The top tortilla
Over the top half of the plate draw a wide flat oval, narrower than the plate.
Tip A tortilla is round, so from the side it looks like a flat oval.
Step 3: The stack
From the left end draw a short line down, a wide smile along the front, and a short line up.
Tip The smile bends just like the front of the oval.
Step 4: Thin layers
Between the oval and the bottom smile draw 4 thin smiles from side to side, evenly spaced.
Tip Each thin layer is one more tortilla.
Step 5: Toasted spots
On the top tortilla draw 6 soft blotches, some big and some small, spread about.
Tip Tortillas get brown spots where the hot pan touches them.
Step 6: Steam
Above the stack draw 2 wiggly steam lines going up, the right one taller.
Step 7: The table
Draw a table line under the plate, out past both sides, just touching its bottom.
Step 8: Tan tortillas
Go over your lines, then colour the tortillas light tan, around the toasted spots.
Step 9: Sky plate
Colour the plate sky blue around the stack.
Step 10: Brown spots
Colour the toasted spots brown, and your tortillas are done!
Your finished drawing
Follow the steps above and this is where you end up: a tortilla, drawn by you.
Every step in one picture
