How to Draw a Bagel (Easy Step by Step)
This smiling bagel is built from ovals and curvy lines, so it is a great drawing for beginners. You draw a wide top with a hole, add a bottom half and a row of cream cheese bumps, then finish with some seeds and a sweet little face.
- Easy
- 10 minutes
- 9 steps
You need: paper, a pencil, an eraser, and crayons or markers for coloring.
Start drawingIn this article (7 sections)
How to draw a bagel step by step
How to Draw a Bagel · 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: Top of the bagel
Draw a wide, flat oval for the top of the bagel. Then draw short lines down from the left and right ends of the oval, and join them with a gentle curve under the oval, so the top looks like a thick slice.
Step 3: The bagel hole
Draw a smaller oval in the middle of the top oval. This is the hole in the bagel.
Step 4: Cut edge
Under the top slice, draw a long, gentle curve from the left side to the right side. Add a little curled loop at each end where the two halves meet.
Step 5: The bottom half
Draw a big curve like a smile that starts at the left edge, swoops down, and comes back up on the right. Make both ends meet the sides of the top half.
Step 6: Bumpy filling
Between the two halves, draw a row of little bumps like tiny hills, all side by side. This is the cream cheese poking out.
Step 7: Seeds on top
Around the hole, draw short little dashes, like tiny sleeping pills. Space them out in a circle on the top of the bagel.
Step 8: Two round eyes
On the bottom half, draw two filled-in dots for eyes. Keep them the same size, with space between them.
Step 9: A happy smile
Between the eyes, draw a small curve that turns up at both ends, like a tiny smile.
All done!
Erase the guide shapes, go over your lines, then color it in.
Finished your bagel? Keep the pencils out and learn how to draw an orange or how to draw a peach next.
Tips for drawing a bagel
- Make the top oval wide and flat, not tall. A squished oval is what makes it look like a bagel instead of a ball.
- The bumpy filling is the trickiest part. Draw one bump at a time, and let each bump touch the next.
- Add the eyes and smile last, and keep them low on the bottom half so the face has room to look cute.
Free bagel coloring page
Want to go straight to coloring? Open this bagel 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 bagel drawing
Try golden brown for the bagel and white or cream for the filling, with tan or black seeds on top. For a fun twist, turn it into a strawberry cream cheese bagel with pink filling.
Bagel fun fact for kids
Bagels are boiled in water for a minute or two before they are baked. That is what gives them a shiny, chewy crust.
Questions about drawing a bagel
What shapes do I need to draw a bagel?
You need ovals for the top and the hole, and long curves for the cut edge and the bottom half. The filling is a row of small bumps.
How do I make my bagel look cuter?
Add two round eyes and a tiny smile on the bottom half. Keeping the eyes a little apart makes it look extra friendly.
How do I draw the hole so it looks right?
Draw the hole as a smaller oval in the middle of the top. Keep it flat and wide like the big oval so it matches.
