Watermelon Drawing Ideas

How to draw a watermelon step by step

A watermelon slice is one of the friendliest shapes to draw, because it is really just a curved triangle with a rind along one edge. The seeds are what turn a plain wedge into a watermelon.

1. Draw a curved triangle, like a slice of pie with rounded corners. Keep the line light so you can adjust it.
2. Add a second curved line just inside the outer edge for the green rind, leaving a thin strip of white between the rind and the red flesh.
3. Scatter small oval seeds across the red middle, following the curve of the slice rather than a straight grid.
4. For a whole watermelon, draw one large oval instead of a wedge, then add curved stripes running from top to bottom.
5. Darken your final lines at the end and rub out the guide shapes.

Which watermelon should you start with

If this is your first watermelon

Start with the simple watermelon slice or the watermelon with a face. Both are one piece of fruit on its own with nothing else on the page, so you are only thinking about the wedge shape, the rind and the seeds.

If you have drawn fruit before

Try the watermelon with a bow, the watermelon with a small crown or the watermelon in a basket. The fruit stays simple and you are adding one small prop, which is a good way to make a drawing feel finished without much extra difficulty.

If you want a challenge

The whole watermelon and the watermelon half are the hardest here, because you have to keep the curved stripes even around a large rounded shape. Draw the outer oval first in both, then add the stripes last.

What you need

An HB pencil, plain paper and an eraser. A 2B pencil helps if you want darker final lines. Nothing on this page needs a tablet, a light box or special paper, and none of these were drawn with any.

Three things that make a watermelon look like a watermelon

• The rind is too thick. Keep the green rind as a thin curved strip along the edge, with an even thinner white line between it and the red flesh.
• The seeds are in straight rows. Real watermelon seeds follow the curve of the slice. Scatter them slightly rather than lining them up.
• The slice looks flat. A slight curve to the straight edge of the wedge makes it read as a rounded piece of fruit rather than a flat triangle.

Ways to use these drawings

Copy any of these by hand, or download and print them for yourself, for your children or for your classroom. They work as colouring sheets, tracing practice, a warm up before a bigger drawing, or line art for a card. The bow, the crown and the picnic cloth drawings all suit summer party invitations. If you want to use one in something you sell, write to us first.