How to Draw an Ofrenda Candle (Easy Step by Step)
Learn to draw an easy ofrenda candle with a happy face, wax drip, and flower. This step-by-step guide shows you how to build it from a tall shape, scalloped bottom, teardrop flame, and wavy circles.
- Start your candle with a tall shape and a scalloped bottom.
- Add a happy face and a small wax drip to your candle.
- Draw a teardrop flame at the top of your candle.
- Include a flower with bumpy rings at the base of the candle.
- Create wavy, concentric circles that get smaller for added detail.
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This ofrenda candle has a happy face, a little wax drip, and a flower with bumpy rings at the bottom. It is built from a tall shape with a scalloped bottom, a teardrop flame, and a few wavy circles that get smaller and smaller.
- Medium
- 15 minutes
- 10 steps
You need: paper, a pencil, an eraser, and crayons or markers for coloring.
Start drawing
In this article (7 sections)
How to draw an ofrenda candle step by step
How to Draw an Ofrenda Candle · tinyhandscreate.com
Step 1: Guide shapes
Lightly sketch this oval. It only shows where the big parts go, so press softly. You will erase it at the end.
Step 2: Candle body outline
Draw a tall shape with a flat top, two straight sides, and a bumpy, scalloped bottom. Start at the top left, go down the side, wiggle along the bottom, and come back up the other side.
Step 3: The top rim
Draw a gentle curved line across the candle just below the top edge, from the left side to the right side. It makes the candle look round.
Step 4: The flame
On top of the candle, draw a teardrop shape with the point facing up. Let the two bottom ends touch the top edge in the middle.
Step 5: The glow arc
Draw a curved arch above the flame, like a small rainbow, to show the glow of the light. Leave a little space between the arch and the flame.
Step 6: The wax drip
Near the right side, start at the rim and draw a short line straight down. Curve it into a small bend and end at the right edge of the candle, like a drip of wax.
Step 7: The happy face
Draw two small dots for eyes in the middle of the candle. Add a little curved smile between them, a bit lower.
Step 8: Top of the flower
Near the bottom of the candle, draw a bumpy, cloud-like arch from the left edge to the right edge. It is the top half of a flower.
Step 9: The first inner ring
Inside the scalloped bottom, draw a smaller wavy circle. Keep it about the same distance from the outer edge all the way around.
Step 10: The flower center
Inside the wavy circle, draw a smaller wavy circle. Then draw a tiny circle in the very middle with a dot in its center.
All done!
Erase the guide shapes, go over your lines, then color it in.
Finished your ofrenda candle? Keep the pencils out and learn how to draw a menorah or how to draw a dreidel next.
Tips for drawing an ofrenda candle
- Take your time with the bumpy bottom of the candle. Make the bumps about the same size so the flower looks even.
- Draw the curved rim line gently, so it looks like the round top of the candle.
- Draw the wavy rings from the outside in, and keep the space between each ring about the same.
Free ofrenda candle coloring page
Want to go straight to coloring? Open this ofrenda candle coloring page at full size and print it. It is the same drawing you just learned, with clean lines ready for crayons or markers.
How to color your ofrenda candle drawing
Try an orange and yellow flower, a bright yellow flame, and a candle in pink or sky blue. You can color the glow arc yellow too.
Ofrenda candle fun fact for kids
Marigolds, called cempasúchil in Mexico, are the orange flowers used on Día de los Muertos altars. Families often set them out with candles to remember loved ones.
Questions about drawing an ofrenda candle
What shapes do I need to draw an ofrenda candle?
You need a tall shape with a flat top for the candle and a teardrop for the flame. A few wavy circles make the flower at the bottom, and a curved arch makes the glow.
How do I make my candle look cuter?
Place the eyes wide apart and the smile small and low between them. Keep the wax drip short and round.
How do I draw the flower at the bottom?
Draw a bumpy, cloud-like edge around the bottom of the candle. Then add smaller wavy circles inside it until you reach a dot in the middle.
