How to Draw an Avocado (Easy Step by Step)
An avocado is a great first drawing because it is made from just a few friendly shapes: two pear shapes that sit inside each other and one big circle for the pit. Add a smile and two tiny arms and your avocado turns into a happy little character.
- Easy
- 10 minutes
- 5 steps
You need: paper, a pencil, an eraser, and crayons or markers for coloring.
Start drawingIn this article (7 sections)
How to draw an avocado step by step
How to Draw an Avocado · tinyhandscreate.com
Step 1: Guide shapes
Lightly sketch these 3 ovals. They only show where the big parts go, so press softly. You will erase them at the end.
Step 2: The outer skin
Draw a big pear shape, like a light bulb: a narrow rounded top that gets wider toward a big round bottom. Close the shape so it makes one smooth loop.
Step 3: The inner pear
Inside the skin, draw a smaller pear shape with the same narrow top and round bottom. Leave a little gap between it and the outer line, and close it into one loop.
Step 4: The round pit
Near the bottom of the inner pear, draw a big circle. It should sit in the wide part without touching the inner line.
Step 5: Face and arms
Inside the circle, draw two small dots for eyes and a tiny curved smile between them. Then draw a short curved arm on each side of the circle, starting near its edge and curling up and out.
All done!
Erase the guide shapes, go over your lines, then color it in.
Finished your avocado? Keep the pencils out and learn how to draw an apple or how to draw a slice of watermelon next.
Tips for drawing an avocado
- Draw the outer pear first, then copy its shape smaller for the inner one. Leave a small gap between the two lines.
- The narrow top is the trickiest part. Make it a soft, rounded curve instead of a point, then let the sides slope out toward the wide bottom.
- Place the circle low in the inner pear so it touches nothing. Keep the face small and close together inside the circle so it looks cute.
Free avocado coloring page
Want to go straight to coloring? Open this avocado 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 avocado drawing
Use dark green for the skin, light yellow-green for the flesh and warm brown for the pit. Leave the eyes and smile dark so the face stands out.
Avocado fun fact for kids
An avocado is actually a big berry with a single large seed inside. That round seed is the pit, and you can sprout one in a glass of water on a sunny windowsill.
Questions about drawing an avocado
What shapes do I need to draw an avocado?
You need a pear shape for the skin, a smaller pear shape inside it and a circle for the pit. A few dots and curves add the face and arms.
How do I make my avocado look cuter?
Keep the eyes small with a little space between them and put the smile tiny and low in the circle. Two short curved arms make it look like it is cheering.
Why does my pear shape look lopsided?
Start with a light oval sketch and squeeze the top to make it narrower. Turn the paper as you draw so both sides curve the same way.
