How to Draw a Corn Cob

Improve Your Drawing Skills with Printable Practice Sheets!

Learn how to draw a great looking Corn Cob with easy, step-by-step drawing instructions, and video tutorial.

By following the simple steps, you too can easily draw a perfect Corn Cob.

​Step by Step Instructions for Drawing a ​Corn Cob

How to Draw a Great Looking Corn Cob for Kids and Beginners - Step 1

How to Draw a Corn Cob Step 01

1. ​Begin by drawing a long, curved line, like an incomplete letter "C." This will form the corn's husk, or leafy part.

Easy Corn Cob Drawing - Step 2

How to Draw a Corn Cob Step 02

2. ​Outline the outer edge of the opposite husk using two overlapping curved lines.

Easy Corn Cob Drawing - Step 3

How to Draw a Corn Cob Step 03

3. ​​​​​​Continue to outline the leafy husk. Use a long, curved line to enclose a teardrop-like shape alongside the original line. Draw a bend in the opposite husk using a series of connected, curved lines. Notice the downward facing point of the leaf.

Easy Corn Cob Drawing - Step 4

How to Draw a Corn Cob Step 04

4. ​​​​​​Begin to outline the corn on its cob. First, draw a curved line extending from the first portion of the husk, forming a "V" shape where the husk splits. Then, use a series of short, curved, connected lines to form the bumpy kernels of corn.

Easy Corn Cob Drawing - Step 5

How to Draw a Corn Cob Step 05

5.​ ​​Continue to draw short, curved, connected lines on the opposite side of the corn cob. Continue until the elongated shape of the cob is enclosed.

Easy Corn Cob Drawing - Step 6

How to Draw a Corn Cob Step 06

6. ​Complete the husk by drawing a curved line from the corn cob to the leaf tip. Draw the cut stalk at the bottom of the corn cob by enclosing a narrow shape using a short, curved line.

Easy Corn Cob Drawing - Step 7

How to Draw a Corn Cob Step 07

7. ​​​​Detail the husk using curved lines of various lengths. The lines should originate from the cut stalk, the bends in the leaves, and the interior of the husk near the cob.

Add More Details to Your Corn Cob Picture - Step 8

How to Draw a Corn Cob Step 08

8. ​​​​​It's an ear with eyes! An ear of corn, that is. Draw two circles within the corn cob to indicate the eyes. Within each eye, draw a smaller circle to form the pupil, and a tiny circle for the eye's sparkle. Shade the pupil. Draw a short, thick curve above each eye to indicate brows, and a "U" shaped line to form the mouth. Place a small dot at each end of the mouth.

Complete the Outline of Your Corn Cob Drawing - Step 9

How to Draw a Corn Cob Step 09

9. ​​​​​​Finally, detail the corn cob with kernels of corn. Do this by drawing small "C" shaped lines all about the cob. Notice that one kernel is strategically placed to form the nose.

Color Your Corn Cob Drawing

How to Draw a Corn Cob Step 10

10. ​​​​​​​Color your corn cob. Most corn is yellow, white, or a combination of those colors, but Indian corn can come in almost any color of the rainbow, including red, brown, blue, and green.

​Hungry for more? Check out our other fruit and vegetable drawing tutorials, including pumpkins and apples.

For more great Drawing Ideas tutorials, see the 100 Simple Drawing Ideas post.

Easy, step by step Corn Cob drawing tutorial
How to Draw a Corn Cob | Share to Pinterest

Click HERE to save the tutorial to Pinterest!

Learn More About The Corn Cob Drawing

​Corn, also called maize, is a food producing plant native to the Americas, likely first grown in Mexico. There, it was bred from sturdy grasses.

Christopher Columbus took seeds, or kernels, of the plant back to Europe, and in less than 100 years, it was growing across Europe and Africa. Today, it is the second most widely produced grain to feed people and animals.

​​​In Peru and surrounding South and Central American countries, corn was once worshiped "as the stuff made by gods, the stuff of which man himself was made."

Their corn goddess was depicted as having a crown of corn ears encircling her head like the spokes of a wheel.

Scroll down for a downloadable PDF of this tutorial.

Corn comes in many varieties. Some ears are less than two inches long, while one South American variety is roughly the size and shape of a football, with kernels one inch in diameter. Corn comes in many colors as well. Blue corn is well known in the form of corn chips.

​​Would you like to draw an ear of corn? Doing so is easy with the help of this simple, step-by-step corn drawing tutorial.

All you will need is a pencil and a sheet of paper. You may also wish to use crayons, colored pencils, markers, or other implements to shade your finished drawing.

If you liked this drawing tutorial, see also the following guides: Pumpkin drawing, Cupcake drawing, and Beans drawing.

Corn Cob Drawing Tutorial - Easy & Fun Printable Pages

Join now and get immediate access to thousands of printable drawing instruction and practice pages!

Printables thumbnail: How to draw a Corn Cob

Learn how to get access to thousands of printable pages!

Become a member sales prompt

MEMBER TROUBLESHOOTING

Still seeing ads or not being able to download the PDF?

First, check that you're logged in. You can log in on the member login page.

If you're still not able to download the PDF, the likely solution is to reload the page.

You can do this by clicking the browser reload button.

It is a circular arrow-shaped icon at the top of the browser window, typically found in the upper-left side (you can also use keyboard shortcuts: Ctrl+R on PC and Command+R on Mac).


See a Google Web Story of this Corn Cob Drawing Tutorial.


Why You Can Trust Our Drawing Guides

We've been creating high-quality, easy-to-follow drawing tutorials since 2016. Rauno and the team of experienced artists are dedicated to helping people of all ages and skill levels learn to draw.

We've carefully crafted over 1,900 step-by-step tutorials, ensuring that each one is safe, beginner-friendly, and engaging. We expand our library with new drawing guides every week, adding more drawing ideas and staying up-to-date with new trends.

Our commitment to quality and accessibility has earned the trust of more than 1,700 satisfied paid members who have access to the huge library of drawing printables and ebooks, in addition to the regular step-by-drawing tutorials that are available for all readers.

You can trust Easy Drawing Guides to provide you with some of the best drawing tutorials available online.

Learn more about Rauno and Easy Drawing Guides.