How to Draw a Puppy Cupcake (Easy Step by Step)
This puppy cupcake is half sweet treat, half cuddly dog, and that is what makes it so fun to draw. It is built from simple shapes: a big cloud for the head, round bumps for the frosting, and a bowl shape for the wrapper. Two dots and a small oval are all it takes to give the puppy a face.
- Easy
- 15 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 puppy cupcake step by step
How to Draw a Puppy Cupcake · 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: Cloud-shaped puppy head
Start near the left side and draw a big wide bumpy dome, like a cloud, that curls into a floppy ear at each end. Leave the bottom of the head open for now.
Step 3: Frosting bumps
Below each ear, draw a short slanted line going down, then curl it outward into a round bump. Do this on the left side and the right side so they match.
Step 4: The wavy frosting edge
Draw a wavy line like little hills across the bottom, joining the two bumps. Start at the bottom of one bump and end at the bottom of the other.
Step 5: The cupcake wrapper
From each end of the wavy line, draw a line sloping down and slightly inward. Join them at the bottom with a gently curved line, like a bowl.
Step 6: Eyes and nose
Draw two small round dots for eyes, side by side on the puppy's face. Add a small oval nose just below and between them.
Step 7: Wrapper stripes
Draw four short lines down the wrapper, spaced out evenly, with the outer ones leaning like the sides of the cup. Leave a little gap at the top and bottom of each line.
All done!
Erase the guide shapes, go over your lines, then color it in.
Finished your puppy cupcake? Keep the pencils out and learn how to draw boba tea or how to draw a cupcake next.
Tips for drawing a puppy cupcake
- Draw the puppy head as a wide, light oval first, then bump the outline into a cloud so the ears flop out on both sides.
- The wavy frosting edge is the trickiest part. Think of it as four or five small hills in a row, and keep them about the same size.
- Let the outer wrapper stripes lean the same way as the sides of the cup, so they look like they follow its shape.
Free puppy cupcake coloring page
Want to go straight to coloring? Open this puppy cupcake 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 puppy cupcake drawing
Try a creamy tan or white puppy with a rainbow-striped wrapper. For a creative twist, add sprinkles on the fur, as if the puppy just popped out of the oven.
Puppy cupcake fun fact for kids
The word "cupcake" first appeared in print in 1796, in an American cookbook by Amelia Simmons.
Questions about drawing a puppy cupcake
What shapes do I need to draw a puppy cupcake?
You need a big cloud shape for the head and ears, two round bumps for the frosting, a wavy line, and a bowl shape for the wrapper. The eyes and nose are just two dots and a small oval.
How do I make my puppy cupcake look cuter?
Keep the eyes small and the nose a little lower, between them. Make the ears nice and floppy, too.
Why does my cupcake wrapper look lopsided?
Try drawing the two side lines first so they slope inward by the same amount. Then connect them with a curved bottom line, and the wrapper will look even.
