Food · A drawing idea for little artists
How to draw an ice cream sundae: three scoops and a stemmed bowl
Use the upper and lower arcs to form a wide and shallow bowl shape.
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These 3 pictures show selected moments from the drawing. For every step in between and a guide on your canvas, get the full lesson in LittlePaper.
What you will learn
Practice this visual check: Draw the two balls in front first, then stack the third ball on top of the back, so that the cup mouth covers the lower edge of the ball.
Shapes and proportions
Use the upper and lower arcs to form a wide and shallow bowl shape. Add an oval base below, stack three round arc-shaped ice cream balls on the bowl, and add round fruits, wavy sauce and diagonally long cookie sticks.
A common mistake
If three ice cream balls are the same size and placed side by side, the cup will not fit.
How to fix it
Draw the two balls in front first, then stack the third ball on top of the back, so that the cup mouth covers the lower edge of the ball.
These three images are key-stage previews: the starting shape, the completed outline, and a new crayon color study. Follow the complete drawing sequence in LittlePaper. On paper, leave room around the first shape for the parts added later.
A few things to start with
Paper, pencil or black drawing pen, eraser, and crayons or colored pencils for color matching for this lesson.
A little peek at the drawing
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Selected stages · The complete drawing sequence is in the app.
Shapes, character & color
A look at the drawing stages.
Try the shape tips below on paper. When you’re ready to draw along with each small step, continue in LittlePaper.
- 01Selected stage
Position the basic shape first
Use the upper and lower arcs to form a wide and shallow bowl shape. Observe the position of the starting shape on the paper, leaving space for subsequent outlines and additional components.
Position the basic shape first · Preview image 1 of 3 - 02Selected stage
Connect profiles and arrange parts
Add an oval base below, stack three round arc-shaped ice cream balls on the bowl, and add round fruits, wavy sauce and diagonally long biscuit sticks. Draw the two balls in front first, then stack the third ball on top of the back, so that the mouth of the cup covers the lower edge of the ball.
Connect profiles and arrange parts · Preview image 2 of 3 - 03Selected stage
Select the color of the part to complete the crayon draft
Ice cream brown vanilla powder three flavors, cup blue, cherry red, wafer rice brown. Apply the color first with light pressure, leaving the black outline, and then compare pairs of parts using the same color.
Select the color of the part to complete the crayon draft · Preview image 3 of 3
The next little step is yours
Like the idea?
Let’s make it together.
Open the “Ice Cream Sundae Drawing” drawing idea in LittlePaper for the complete sequence. Follow a guide, pause when you need, and add your own colors.
Download LittlePaper from the App Store, then open the drawing idea inside the app.
Every step, at your pace.
See the full drawing sequence. Pause, replay, and take another look whenever a shape needs practice.
A guide where you draw.
Trace on the canvas, then try your own lines with a finger or Apple Pencil on a compatible iPad.
Make it yours. Keep the making.
Add crayon color, replay your creation, and give your picture a home in a digital 3D book.
