How to Draw a Cucumber

Cucumbers grow from vines like grapes. Cucumbers have a mild melon taste, though some say it's repugnant.

You can draw a cucumber in under five minutes by following these five simple steps.

Steps

  1. Image titled Shape Step 1 1
    1
    Draw a hot dog shape outline.
  2. Image titled Dot Step 2
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    Draw an oval inside the rightmost part of your outline.
  3. Image titled Fill_green Step 3
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    Color it. You can fill the shape with green fading to light yellowish-green as you paint to the left leaving the small oval white.
  4. Image titled Lines Step 4
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    Paint some stripes starting from the small oval and fading when you get halfway.
  5. Image titled Shading Step 5
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    Shade the lower portion with dark green. Create a shadow below it.

Community Q&A

  • Question
    Why does it look like a cartoon?
    Community Answer
    Community Answer
    It is animated.

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