How to Draw Dumplings
Children will love learning how to draw dumplings in today’s drawing lesson.
Create along with these clear 6 drawing steps. You’ll learn the fundamentals for drawing dumplings.
This lesson only takes about 20 minutes and has a PDF near the bottom of the lesson you can easily print or download. The pdf lesson even contains a coloring book page with just the line art. This accompanies perfectly with crayons or colored pencils. It is perfect for very young kids looking for some extra guidance and simply looking to fill in dumplings.
Finally learn to draw your very own food by following this lesson at your own leisure. Have fun!
Materials
- Pencil
- Drawing Paper
- Crayons or Colored Pencils
- Black Marker (optional)
- How to Draw Dumplings Printable PDF (see bottom of lesson)

The goal is to arrive at a finished drawing of dumplings by drawing one area at a time. This project will take 6 steps in total as we continue to draw each area which will get us closer to the finished artwork. The finished drawing will be embellished with color resulting in a drawing you will love!
Time Needed: 20 minutes
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Start The First Dumpling
Draw a half-circle on the right side of the paper.
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Add The Folds
Then, add the folds inside the half-circle. Dumplings are made of a flattened dough that needs to be folded over to seal in the ingredients.
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Add More Dumplings
Draw at least four more dumplings, following a pattern similar to the arrangement shown here.
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Draw The Folds
Then draw the dumpling folds for each of your drawn dumplings.
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Draw The Plate
Now, we draw the plate under our dumplings.
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Complete Your Drawing
It is time to color our dumplings!
How to Draw Dumplings PDF Download
Click the link below to view or download this drawing lesson. The PDF is a printable drawing lesson for How to Draw Dumplings. The last page of the downloadable PDF includes a coloring book page with just the outlines and an extension exercise for prompting kids to get creative!