How to Draw a Jelly Donut (Easy Step by Step)
Learn to draw a happy, silly jelly donut with a bite out of it, using simple shapes like an egg outline, a wavy bite, and a teardrop of jelly to add personality.
- Start your donut drawing with an egg-shaped outline.
- Create a wavy edge to show a bite taken out of the donut.
- Add a teardrop shape to represent the jelly filling.
- Include small round dots and a wide flat oval for the plate.
- Give your donut a unique personality with a little smiling face.
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A jelly donut with a bite taken out of it is a happy, silly thing to draw. It is built from an egg-shaped outline, a wavy bite edge, a teardrop of jelly, a few round dots, and a wide flat oval for the plate. The little smiling face gives it lots of personality.
- Easy
- 10 minutes
- 7 steps
You need: paper, a pencil, an eraser, and crayons or markers for coloring.
Start drawing
In this article (7 sections)
How to draw a jelly donut step by step
How to Draw a Jelly Donut · tinyhandscreate.com
Step 1: Top and left outline
Start near the bottom left and curve up and around the left side, then across the top. Stop at the top right with a short line going straight down.
Step 2: The plate
Under the donut, draw a wide flat oval for the plate. Make the top edge of the oval rise up on both sides, so the donut will sit on it.
Step 3: The bite and right side
Starting at the short line at the top right, draw a wavy line of little bumps, like a scallop, going down and to the right. Then curve it down the right side of the donut until it touches the plate.
Step 4: The jelly filling
Inside the bite, along the wavy edge, draw a long teardrop shape for the jelly, hanging down like a drip. Close the shape at the bottom so it is a smooth loop.
Step 5: Eyes and smile
Draw two big round dots for eyes, side by side on the lower middle of the donut. Between them and a little lower, draw a small curved smile like a little bowl.
Step 6: Sprinkle dots
Scatter small round dots across the donut to be the sprinkles. Keep them spread out so each one has some space.
Step 7: The plate rim
Inside the plate, near the bottom edge, draw a long curved line like a smile. It shows the rim of the plate.
All done!
Go over your lines with a marker, then color it in.
Finished your jelly donut? Keep the pencils out and learn how to draw a menorah or how to draw a dreidel next.
Tips for drawing a jelly donut
- Start with the curved top and left side, and leave the top right open for the bite so the donut keeps a nice round shape.
- The bumpy bite edge is the trickiest part. Draw it as three or four small round scallops in a row, one at a time.
- Make the two eyes about the same size and draw the smile centered between them so the face looks friendly.
Free jelly donut coloring page
Want to go straight to coloring? Open this jelly donut 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 jelly donut drawing
Try golden brown for the dough, bright red or purple for the jelly, and a pastel plate. For a creative twist, give each sprinkle a different color.
Jelly donut fun fact for kids
Jelly donuts are filled with jam or jelly instead of having a hole in the middle. In Germany, a similar filled doughnut called a Berliner is a popular treat on New Year's Eve.
Questions about drawing a jelly donut
What shapes do I need to draw a jelly donut?
You need a big egg-shaped outline for the donut, a teardrop for the jelly, round dots for the eyes and sprinkles, and a wide flat oval for the plate. The bite is a wavy line of tiny bumps.
How do I make my donut look cuter?
Draw big round eyes and a small smile low on the donut, close together. Cute faces usually sit in the middle or lower part of the shape.
How do I draw the bite mark?
Start at the short line at the top right and draw a row of little curved bumps going down and to the right. Then curve the line down the right side of the donut to the plate.
