How to Draw a Pineapple (Easy Step by Step)
A pineapple is a fun thing to draw because it is mostly one big oval with a crown of pointy leaves on top. You only need an oval, five leaf shapes, and crisscross lines that make diamonds. Add a smiley face and your pineapple becomes a friendly fruit buddy.
- Easy
- 10 minutes
- 7 steps
You need: paper, a pencil, an eraser, and crayons or markers for coloring.
Start drawingIn this article (7 sections)
How to draw a pineapple step by step
How to Draw a Pineapple · 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: Most of the body
Draw a big tall oval in the middle of your paper, like an egg standing up. Leave a small gap at the top and room above it for the leaves.
Step 3: Closing the top
Draw a gentle curved line across the gap at the top of the oval, like a little hill, to close your oval. This is where the leaves will grow from.
Step 4: The tall middle leaf
Start on the top curve and draw two lines that lean toward each other and meet in a point high above the pineapple. It looks like a long, skinny tent.
Step 5: Two inner leaves
Draw a pointy leaf leaning out to the left of the tall leaf, and one leaning out to the right. Each one is a leaf shape with a sharp tip, starting from the top of the oval beside the tall leaf.
Step 6: Two outer leaves
Add one more leaf on each side, pointing out wide and a bit lower down. Start each one where the oval's shoulder is and draw a long pointy leaf shape.
Step 7: Diamonds and a smiley face
Draw short slanted lines in both directions across the oval so they cross and make diamond shapes, leaving an open space in the middle. Then add two little dot eyes and a small smile in that space.
All done!
Erase the guide shapes, go over your lines, then color it in.
Finished your pineapple? Keep the pencils out and learn how to draw a cookie or how to draw a birthday cake next.
Tips for drawing a pineapple
- Draw the oval first and lightly. If it comes out a little wobbly, that is fine, because a real pineapple is a bit lumpy too.
- The leaves are the trickiest part. Make the tall middle leaf first, then add a leaf on each side of it, and finish with the two wide leaves at the bottom of the crown.
- For the diamonds, draw all the lines going one way first, then cross them with lines going the other way. Stop the lines before the middle so there is room for the face.
Free pineapple coloring page
Want to go straight to coloring? Open this pineapple 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 pineapple drawing
Color the body yellow and the leaves green, with a little orange on the diamond lines. For a creative twist, try a rainbow of leaf colors.
Pineapple fun fact for kids
A pineapple is not one fruit but many small fruits that grew together. The pattern on the outside comes from those little fruits.
Questions about drawing a pineapple
What shapes do I need to draw a pineapple?
You need a big oval for the body and long pointy leaf shapes for the crown. The diamond pattern is made from short slanted lines that cross each other.
How do I make my pineapple look cuter?
Give it two round dot eyes set wide apart and a small smile in between. Keep the face in the open space in the middle of the diamonds.
How do I draw the diamond pattern on a pineapple?
Draw slanted lines going one way, then cross them with slanted lines going the other way. Keep the spaces about the same size so the diamonds look neat.
