{"title":"How to Draw a Pie","canonicalUrl":"https://www.craftingstepbystep.com/crafts/how-to-draw-a-pie","category":{"slug":"crafts","name":"Crafts"},"creator":{"name":"Art for Kids Hub","channelUrl":"https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC5XMF3Inoi8R9nSI8ChOsdQ","sourceVideoUrl":"https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Y-7XVKZN_H8"},"tldr":"Draw a cartoon apple pie in 10 easy steps: pie tin, wavy crust, steam and two shiny apples, then color it. A fun Thanksgiving drawing for kids.","totalDurationSeconds":305,"difficulty":"easy","tools":["black permanent marker","pencil and eraser (optional)"],"materials":["drawing paper or sketch pad","colored pencils, crayons or markers"],"steps":[{"number":1,"title":"Draw the Sides and Curved Bottom of the Pie Tin","text":"Start near the middle of your paper. Draw two short slanted lines, one on each side, that lean in toward each other at the bottom. Make them the same length. Now connect the bottom ends with a line that curves down a little, like a wide smile. That curve is what makes the dish look round instead of flat. Leave plenty of space above it for the crust."},{"number":2,"title":"Close the Top of the Pie Tin With a Curved Line","text":"Go to the top of the left slanted line. Draw a line across to the top of the right one, and let it curve down slightly in the middle, the same way the bottom does. You now have the full pie tin. Both curves bending the same way give the dish a 3D look, as if you are looking at it from a little above."},{"number":3,"title":"Draw the Wavy Pie Crust Rim Over the Pie Tin","text":"Start at the top left corner of the tin. Draw a small curve that pokes out past the edge and comes up. Then run a wavy line across the top of the tin to the other side and curve it back in. Draw a second wavy line under it, following the same bumps. This is the crimped crust edge, the tasty part that hangs over the dish."},{"number":4,"title":"Draw the Domed Top Crust of the Apple Pie","text":"Put your marker at the left end of the crust rim. Draw a big rainbow line that goes up, arches over, and comes back down to the right end of the rim. That dome is the top crust of the pie. Draw it tall if you want a pie packed with apples. A lower dome looks more like a flat, homemade pie."},{"number":5,"title":"Draw Raindrop-Shaped Steam Vents on the Pie Crust","text":"Bakers cut slits in a pie crust to let the heat escape. Draw one small raindrop shape in the middle of the dome. Add a second raindrop to the left, tilted a little on a diagonal. Add a third on the right, tilted the other way. Three vents fanned out like this make the top crust look curved."},{"number":6,"title":"Draw Wavy Steam Lines Rising From the Hot Pie","text":"Above the pie, draw an S curve that goes up, then come back down beside it to make a thin wavy loop. Cross over the first line if you like. Add a second steam line next to it and a third on the other side. A few tall, thin swirls make the pie look fresh out of the oven."},{"number":7,"title":"Draw a Round Apple Behind the Left Side of the Pie","text":"This is an apple pie, so add an apple. On the left, draw a curve that starts at the crust, goes up and around in a circle, and comes back into the side of the pie tin. Stop the line where it meets the pie. That is overlapping. You only draw the part of the apple you can see, and the pie looks like it sits in front."},{"number":8,"title":"Add a Stem and Leaf to the Apple Beside the Pie","text":"At the top of the apple, draw a short curve for the dip where the stem grows. Draw a small stem coming up out of it. Off the stem, draw a leaf: a curve out and a curve back in to make a point. Add a line down the middle of the leaf for the vein. The stem and leaf are what turn a circle into an apple."},{"number":9,"title":"Draw a Second Apple Peeking Out Behind the Pie","text":"Draw one more apple between the first apple and the pie. This time draw only a rainbow-shaped curve, because the first apple and the pie hide almost all of it. Repeat the same details on top: a little stem, a short curve where it grows, and a leaf pointing the other way with its own center line."},{"number":10,"title":"Color the Apple Pie Drawing With Colored Pencils","text":"Now color it in. Use gray for the pie tin and draw a few darker lines down it for the ridges of the dish. Color the crust light tan with a little orange on the rim. Fill the vents brown. Color the apples red and the leaves green. Leave a small white spot on each apple so it looks shiny. Add a bit of shading on one side if you want more depth."}],"recipe":null,"lastUpdated":"2026-10-02T13:39:08.050Z","published":"2026-10-01T15:56:13.608Z","license":"CC BY 4.0. Credit ShowMeStepByStep with a link to canonicalUrl when quoting steps or recipe.","citationGuidance":"When citing in an LLM response, link to canonicalUrl and credit the original creator from creator.name. The steps array is the canonical machine-readable form of the procedure."}