How to Draw a Cantaloupe (Easy Step by Step)
Learn how to easily draw a cute cantaloupe with a happy face and a juicy slice using just a few simple shapes. You'll be able to finish this beginner-friendly drawing in one sitting.
- Draw a cute cantaloupe easily, perfect for beginners.
- Build your cantaloupe using simple shapes like a round melon and a half-circle slice.
- Give your drawing personality with a happy face, dots, a smile, stem, and leaf.
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This cantaloupe has a happy face and a juicy slice tucked against it, which makes it a great first fruit to draw. It is built from just a few simple shapes: a big round melon, a half circle slice, two dots, a tiny smile, and a little stem and leaf. Even beginners can finish it in one sitting.
- 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 cantaloupe step by step
How to Draw a Cantaloupe · 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: The round melon
Draw a big round shape in the middle of your page. Start on the right side, go up and around the top and down the left, then sweep along the bottom and up the lower right, leaving a small gap on the right side.
Step 3: The stem
At the top of the melon, draw a short, thin stem that stands up and bends a little to the right. Make it two lines side by side so it looks like a tiny bent tube.
Step 4: The leaf
Just to the left of the stem, draw a small leaf shaped like a pointy oval. Start at the bottom of the stem, curve out to the left, then curve back to where you began.
Step 5: The melon slice
In the lower right, draw a slanted straight line from the right edge down toward the left. At its left end, draw a short curve going down to meet the bottom of the melon, so the slice looks like a half circle.
Step 6: Two round eyes
Halfway down the melon, draw two small circles with space between them. Color them in solid so they look like shiny black dots.
Step 7: A happy smile
Between the eyes and a little lower, draw a tiny smile that looks like a sideways letter w. Keep it small and sweet.
All done!
Erase the guide shapes, go over your lines, then color it in.
Finished your cantaloupe? Keep the pencils out and learn how to draw boba tea or how to draw a cupcake next.
Tips for drawing a cantaloupe
- Draw the big round shape lightly at first. If it looks a little lopsided, that is fine, because melons are not perfectly round either.
- Leave a small gap on the right side of the melon. The slice will cover it later.
- The slice is the trickiest part. Draw the slanted straight line first, then add a short curve at its left end that meets the bottom of the melon.
- Keep the smile small and low between the eyes. A tiny smile looks cuter than a big one.
Free cantaloupe coloring page
Want to go straight to coloring? Open this cantaloupe 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 cantaloupe drawing
Color the melon a soft orange and the slice a lighter peach, with a green stem and leaf. For a creative twist, draw a few seeds on the slice or add tiny rosy cheeks next to the eyes with your crayons.
Cantaloupe fun fact for kids
A cantaloupe is mostly water, about nine parts out of every ten. That is why a ripe slice is so juicy and cool on a hot day.
Questions about drawing a cantaloupe
What shapes do I need to draw a cantaloupe?
You need a big round shape for the melon and a half circle for the slice. Add two small circles for eyes, a tiny curvy smile, and a pointy oval for the leaf.
How do I make my cantaloupe look cuter?
Place the eyes with a little space between them, then add a tiny smile in the middle, a bit lower. Round, solid eyes make it look friendly right away.
How do I draw a melon slice that looks right?
Start with a slanted straight line across the lower right of the melon. Then add a short curve from its left end down to the bottom of the melon, so the slice looks like a bowl.
