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How to Draw a Whole Watermelon
Draw a whole watermelon in 12 easy steps, about 9 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 melon.
Step 1: The melon
In the middle of your paper draw a big wide oval, like a fat egg lying on its side.
Step 2: The stem
At the very top of the oval draw a short stubby stem: 2 short lines up and a flat top.
Step 3: A curly tendril
Start on top of the stem. Draw a curly pig-tail out to the right, ending in a small loop.
Step 4: Wavy stripes
Draw 3 wavy stripes down the melon, one in the middle and one each side, pointed at both ends.
Tip Each stripe is a long wiggly leaf shape, not touching the outline.
Step 5: Two more stripes
Draw one thinner wavy stripe near each side of the melon the same way.
Step 6: A shine
Inside the left side of the melon draw a thin curved sliver like a tiny banana, a finger in.
Step 7: A slice
In front of the melon, low on the right, draw a half-moon slice: a flat top and a round bottom.
Step 8: Rind and seeds
Inside the slice draw 2 smaller U curves, each starting and stopping on the flat top. Add 3 small seeds.
Step 9: The ground
Draw a ground line under the melon and slice, touching both bottoms, from well left to well right.
Step 10: Green melon
Go over your lines. Colour the melon and the slice's rind light green, around the stripes. Leave the shine white.
Step 11: Dark stripes
Colour the 5 wavy stripes dark green, and the stem brown.
Step 12: Red slice
Colour the middle of the slice red, around the seeds. Leave the thin band white. Your watermelon is done!
Your finished drawing
Follow the steps above and this is where you end up: a whole watermelon, drawn by you.
Every step in one picture
