How To Draw A Realistic Ice Cream Sundae

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This article will show you how to draw a detailed ice cream cone both with and without a scoop of ice cream. This ice cream cone will also be semi-realistic in its details. Follow the instructions below carefully to complete this accurately. Let's begin!

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Draw a V shape.
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Add two slanted lines overlapping each other on top of the V shape. Cover the cone with a convex line.

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Draw two more slanted lines on top mimicking the first two you have drawn earlier. sketch criss-crossed slanted lines on the rest of the cone.
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Outline the side of the cone making curves where the criss-crossed lines meet.
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Darken outline on the mouth of the cone.
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Draw small squares inside each compartment from the criss-crossed lines.
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Erase unnecessary lines.
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Color your drawing.

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First with your pencil, start off by drawing the ice cream scoop itself. Draw it as if you were going to draw a half circle.
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Next, draw the bottom portion of your ice cream scoop. The scoop's base should have a ruffled appearance almost.
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Continue drawing in more detail to your scoop's base like so.
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With the details added, your scoop is starting to take form and look a bit more realistic than in the first step.
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A real life ice cream scoop is not perfectly round like you see in cartoony ones. There are tons of lines and indentations in the scoop itself.
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Now, we are ready to move on to the cone portion. Draw your cone like a narrow, upside down triangle.
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Think about the overall design of an ice cream cone. It's crisscrossed like a waffle. Start drawing in your crisscross pattern in this step.
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After you are finished with your crisscross design, that is all for the drawing process!
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Feel free to color your ice cream cone using an art medium of your choice. Get creative with it if you want! That's a wrap!
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Finished.

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How do I add a scoop to the picture?

Add the bottom part of the scoop (the part that looks like a cloud) onto the top of the dome of the original scoop. This should overlap the last scoop.
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How do I make the cone look like a cream-colored cone, instead of a waffle cone?

Start off by drawing a cup shape, with a rectangle on top of it. Afterward, go in and add details such as brand names, cracks in the cone, or machinery markings.
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Do I need to erase the unnecessary lines? And do I have to color it?

Neither step is mandatory, it just depends on how you want it to look.
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Where do I get the pencils?

You could get some regular pencils at a grocery, drug or office supply store.
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How do I make the lines in the cone look like waffle lines?

Make them squares and almost 3-D. Don't fully connect the squares though; leave a small gap in the middle for the 3-D effect.
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What can I do to make my ice cream cone more detailed?

Add texture and ridges. Also, be sure to shade the darker parts of your cone and use lighter colors for the front.

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Don't be afraid of messing up on the detail. Drawing in the details is a pretty flexible process that's hard to screw up by accident.
Be sure to have all of your drawing supplies with you initially. These will include a wooden or mechanical pencil, a nice eraser, paper and a hard surface to draw on.

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