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How to draw easter eggs: overlapping eggs and curved pattern bands
First draw a tilted oval egg 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: Make one end of the ellipse slightly tapered, and the decorative line turns along the arc of the eggshell, while retaining the front and rear occlusion.
Shapes and proportions
First draw a tilted oval egg shape. Add arc stripes on the oval, and stack a second oval on the left back to form another decoration with wavy lines and dots.
A common mistake
If the egg shape is drawn as a perfect circle and the stripes are drawn as straight lines, there will be no Easter egg volume.
How to fix it
Make one end of the ellipse slightly tapered, and the decorative line turns along the arc of the eggshell, while retaining the front and rear occlusion.
First draw a tilted oval egg shape.
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
First draw a tilted oval egg 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 arc stripes on the oval, stack a second oval on the left back, and use wavy lines and dots to form another decoration. Make one end of the oval slightly tapered, and the decorative line turns along the arc of the eggshell, while retaining the front and rear occlusion.
Connect profiles and arrange parts · Preview image 2 of 3 - 03Selected stage
Select the color of the part to complete the crayon draft
The rear egg has light green and creamy yellow stripes, and the front egg has pink and creamy white stripes. 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 “How to Draw Easter Eggs” 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.
