How to Draw Pan De Muerto (Easy Step by Step)
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Pan de muerto is a sweet round bread that families in Mexico bake for Día de los Muertos, and in this drawing it gets a happy, smiling face. It is built from a bumpy dome, a flat oval plate and a chain of tiny circles, so it is a friendly first drawing for beginners.
- Medium
- 12 minutes
- 4 steps
You need: paper, a pencil, an eraser, and crayons or markers for coloring.
Start drawing
In this article (7 sections)
How to draw pan de muerto step by step
How to Draw Pan De Muerto · 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 bumpy dome
Start with a big dome, like an upside-down bowl, with a flat curved bottom. Give the top a few soft bumps, and let the two sides curve out and down.
Step 3: The plate
Draw a wide, flat oval under the bread, like a squished circle. Start the oval at the left side of the bread, swoop it down and around, and finish at the right side.
Step 4: Bones, face and sprinkles
Draw a small ring in the middle of the top, then add two chains of little linked circles going out like an X. Add two round dot eyes, a happy smile, a short line on each side where the bread meets the plate, and tiny dots of sugar all around.
All done!
Erase the guide shapes, go over your lines, then color it in.
Finished your pan de muerto? Keep the pencils out and learn how to draw a menorah or how to draw a dreidel next.
Tips for drawing pan de muerto
- Draw the dome first and the plate second, so the bread looks like it is sitting on the plate and not floating.
- The crossed strips are the trickiest part. Make the small ring in the middle first, then add little linked circles outward, like beads on a string.
- Keep the sprinkle dots small and spread them out. Leave a little space around the eyes and smile so the face stays easy to see.
Free pan de muerto coloring page
Want to go straight to coloring? Open this pan de muerto 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 pan de muerto drawing
Try golden brown for the bread, pink or white for the crossed strips, and a bright blue plate. For a creative twist, color the sugar dots in different bright colors, like a fiesta.
Pan de muerto fun fact for kids
Pan de muerto is a bread baked in Mexico for Día de los Muertos, which is celebrated on November 1 and 2. Families often set it on an ofrenda, a special table that remembers loved ones.
Questions about drawing pan de muerto
What shapes do I need to draw pan de muerto?
You need a bumpy dome for the bread, a wide oval for the plate, and lots of small circles for the strips on top. Add dots and a curved line for the face.
How do I make my pan de muerto look cuter?
Put the two dot eyes wide apart and the smile small in between. Extra sugar dots make it look even sweeter.
How do I draw the strips on top?
Draw a small ring in the middle, then add a chain of little linked circles going toward each upper and lower corner, making an X.
