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How to Draw a Tray
Draw a tray in 13 easy steps, about 10 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 tray top.
Step 1: The tray top
In the middle of your paper draw a wide flat box seen from above, narrower at the back.
Tip A tray has a rim all round, so nothing slides off.
Step 2: A mug
On the left draw a small flat oval mug top. From its ends draw sides down to a curved bottom.
Step 3: Mug face
On the mug draw 2 big egg eyes with black dots, a U smile and a tiny cheek each side.
Step 4: Mug handle
On the right side of the mug draw a handle like a thick letter C.
Step 5: Rim and lip
Draw a second box just inside the top for the rim. Under the front edge add a thin strip.
Step 6: Plate and cookie
On the right draw a flat oval plate with a round cookie on it. Add 3 chip dots.
Step 7: Two handles
From the middle of each short side draw a thick flat loop sticking out, for the handles.
Step 8: Steam
Above the mug draw 2 soft S lines rising up for the steam.
Step 9: Table and shadow
Draw a table line under the lip. On it add a thin oval shadow, narrower than the tray.
Step 10: Tan rim and cookie
Go over your lines. Colour the cookie tan around its chips, then the rim, lip and handles tan.
Step 11: Wood tray floor
Colour the tray floor inside the rim wood brown, around the mug and plate. Leave the plate white.
Step 12: Red mug
Colour the cheeks pink, then the mug and its handle red around them. Leave the eyes white.
Step 13: Chips and shadow
Colour the chips brown and the shadow grey. Your tray is ready to serve!
Your finished drawing
Follow the steps above and this is where you end up: a tray, drawn by you.
Every step in one picture
