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To draw a Birthday Cake step by step, follow along with the video tutorial below and pause the video after each step to go at your own pace. You may find it easier to follow the step-by-step drawings below. The new lines in each step are shown in red, and each step is explained in the text below the photo, so you'll know exactly what to draw in each step. You may want to open the video in a new tab and use both drawing methods! Take your time and draw at your own pace.

 

The written step-by-step video tutorial:

 

Intro: Start off with a pencil sketch. In the beginning stages, don’t press down too hard. Use light, smooth strokes for sketching.

 

 

Step 1: Draw the top part of the birthday cake by first making two small marks far apart from each other. Between the first two marks, draw two more marks that are close to each other. Now connect all of the marks together using curved lines to form the top part of the cake. Sketch lightly at first so that it's easy to erase if you make a mistake. Darken the lines only when you have the shape right. The shape of the cake so far should be a very thin oval on its side.

 

Step 2: Under the oval, draw a vertical line on each side. The longer you make these lines, the taller your birthday cake will be.

Step 3: Connect the vertical lines at the bottom using a long, curved horizontal line. The curvature of this line should be parallel to the lower edge of the oval at the top of the birthday cake.

 

Step 4: In the middle of the oval, draw a short, wavy line for the base of the birthday candle. Above that, draw a thin, long rectangle for the candle. You can draw more candles if you'd like.

 

Step 5: Above the birthday cake's candle, add the flame by first drawing a U-shaped line. Extend the lines and curve them to the side so that they come to a point to finish the flame.

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Step 6: Now that you have the base for your birthday cake, decorate it! Add a border of frosting along the lower edge of the oval at the top. Simply draw a series of short, curved lines along the bottom side of the first oval. Above it, draw another row of short, curved lines for the top part of the cake's frosting. Follow the path of the initial oval as you draw the curved lines for the frosting.

 

Step 7: Add the back portion of the frosting the same way. Follow the path of the initial oval and draw a series of short, curved lines under it. Don't overlap the shape of the candle as you draw the frosting in the back of the birthday cake. Use more curved lines to draw the top edge of the frosting but always follow the path of the initial oval.

Step 8: Draw more frosting at the bottom of the birthday cake by first drawing a couple of curved lines in the middle. Now draw a series of short, curved lines along the bottom line. Now draw more curved lines above to finish the lower border of frosting. The frosting should basically look like a bunch of tiny ovals joined together.

 

Step 9: Give the birthday cake more decoration by drawing a big U-shaped line at the front. Draw a parallel line above it to make the shape thicker.

 

Step 10: Draw a couple more of these U-shaped lines on either side to make the birthday cake's decorations even. Remember to sketch lightly at first and only darken the lines when you get the shapes right. You can make these U-shaped lines as long or wide as you want. You can also draw more of them too. Each U-shaped line should be made up of two lines to make the shape thick.

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Step 11: Draw a series of circles on the lower half for more decoration. You can make these circles bigger or smaller and have as many as you'd like.

 

Step 12: Add a plate at the bottom by drawing a long, curved horizontal line. Don't draw this line too far away from the cake. Make sure the line is parallel to the bottom edge of the cake.

Step 13: Using a pen or marker, carefully go over the final lines to make your birthday cake drawing permanent. After inking, get rid of every pencil mark with an eraser.

 

Final Step: Color your birthday cake using color pencils, markers or crayons! Use pink for the frosting on the edges. Use red for the decorations on the sides. You don't have to color your cake like this. You can color your drawing any way you want. Use light pink for the rest of the birthday cake. If you don't have light pink, just use regular pink but push lightly on your pencil. Add some stripes to the candle using red. The flame should be yellow-orange at the bottom and yellow at the top. Use light blue for the plate. Don't forget to pause the video to draw at your own pace.

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