Thursday, June 25

How to draw

Turn one simple triangle into a cheerful marker doodle with thick outlines, saturated color, and a face that stays easy to draw.

15 minEasy
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Bold marker doodle of a smiling pizza slice with yellow cheese, orange crust, red pepperoni, thick black outline, and a small cheese stretch
Finished doodle About 15 minutes

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Let's doodle a pizza slice

Use loose curves first, then switch to confident marker outlines and bright fills.

  1. 01
    Start the slice shape stage for how to draw a smiling pizza slice

    Start the slice shape

    Draw a wide triangle that points down. Round the lower point slightly so the slice feels soft instead of sharp.

    Doodle tip: Make the top edge wider than you think. The crust needs room to sit on it.

  2. 02
    Round the crust stage for how to draw a smiling pizza slice

    Round the crust

    Add a puffy band across the top of the triangle with a few rounded bumps along the outer edge.

    Doodle tip: Keep the crust attached to the triangle. It should feel like one piece of pizza, not a cloud on top.

  3. 03
    Thicken the outline stage for how to draw a smiling pizza slice

    Thicken the outline

    Trace the triangle sides, lower point, and crust with a bold black marker line.

    Doodle tip: Move slowly around the crust bumps. The handmade wobble is good, but the outline should stay confident.

  4. 04
    Add the face and toppings stage for how to draw a smiling pizza slice

    Add the face and toppings

    Draw two simple eyes, a small smile, and a few round pepperoni circles around the face.

    Doodle tip: Leave breathing room around the eyes. If a pepperoni touches the face, the expression gets harder to read.

  5. 05
    Fill the marker color stage for how to draw a smiling pizza slice

    Fill the marker color

    Add one little cheese stretch near the bottom, fill the cheese yellow, color the crust orange-brown, and fill the pepperoni red.

    Doodle tip: Color with short strokes in one direction. The streaks make the doodle feel marker-made.

  6. 06
    Bold marker doodle of a smiling pizza slice with yellow cheese, orange crust, red pepperoni, thick black outline, and a small cheese stretch

    Punch up the pizza doodle

    Go back over the black outline, strengthen the yellow, orange, and red fills, and clean only the edges you already drew.

    Doodle tip: Do not add more toppings at the end. The final pass is for bolder marker energy, not a new design.

Bold marker doodle of a smiling pizza slice with yellow cheese, orange crust, red pepperoni, thick black outline, and a small cheese stretch

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