Sweet Treats, ages 8 to 12
How to draw Pizza Slice
A slice of pepperoni pizza with a thick crust, cheese dripping over its edges and a string of cheese hanging from the point. Draw the pepperoni as ellipses because the slice leans away from you, then give every topping its own little shadow on the cheese.
- Level
- Easy
- Time
- 25 minutes
- Steps
- 7
- Ages
- 8 to 12
How to draw Pizza Slice
What you need
- Paper Plain printer paper is perfect.
- Pencil (HB) For light first shapes you can erase.
- Black fineliner 0.5 mm, or any black pen.
- Eraser A soft white eraser.
- Coloured pencils Any set; sharpen them first.
Step by step
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01Big shapes
A triangle with a curved top
Lightly draw a tall triangle pointing down, tipped a little to the right. Make its top edge a curve for the crust.
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02Construction
Crust, cheese and toppings
Add a thick band along the top for the crust, a wavy cheese edge with drips, and ellipses for the pepperoni.
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03Details
Ink the slice
Ink the crust first, then the cheese edge with its drips, and the string of cheese hanging from the point.
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04Details
Pepperoni and basil
Ink the pepperoni ellipses with a thin curve under each to show its thickness. Add two basil leaves with a middle vein.
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05Details
Erase the pencil
Let the ink dry for a minute, then gently erase every pencil line.
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06Colour
Cheese, pepperoni, crust
Colour the cheese yellow, the pepperoni red, the crust golden brown and the basil green. Leave a shine on each pepperoni.
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07Finishing touches
Little cast shadows
Each pepperoni and leaf throws a small orange shadow on the cheese, to its lower right. Then shade the crust and the drips.
Ages 8 to 12
