How to Draw Nuts
Discover how to draw nuts by drawing along with this fun drawing guide!
Follow along with these easy 9 drawing steps. You will learn the basics for drawing nuts.
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 packet even contains a coloring book page with just the line art. This pairs well with crayons or colored pencils. It is perfect for very young kids requiring extra guidance and are looking to shade in nuts.
Enjoy learning how to draw nuts. Go beyond the lesson…don’t forget to add some unique details. It is time to get drawing!
Materials
- Pencil
- Drawing Paper
- Crayons or Colored Pencils
- Black Marker (optional)
- How to Draw Nuts Printable PDF (see bottom of lesson)

In this beginner’s lesson, we are going to discover how to draw nuts with basic drawing tools. Be sure to observe the different sizes and shapes within the artwork of the nuts. The pencil lines in each step is drawn in blue so you can see the current elements that you will be creating.
Time Needed: 20 minutes
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Draw The First Cashew
The shape of the cashew is curvy and looks a bit like a letter U.
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Add The Second Cashew
Then draw another curvy cashew nut just behind the first one.
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Add The Third Cashew
Add another cashew behind the two.
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Draw The First Walnut
Next up draw a walnut half on the right side of your paper.
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Add A Whole Walnut
Add the whole walnut to your drawing paper. This nut will be whole and still in its shell.
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Draw A Peanut Kernel
For the last part of our nuts drawing, add a peanut kernel above the cashew by drawing a small oval shape with few details.
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Add The Shell Of The Peanut
Let’s draw a full peanut with its entire shell.
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Draw Nut Textures
Finally lets add some details to each nut. Nuts can be drawn with distinctive textures like shown in the illustration here.
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Color Your Drawing
Now it is time to complete your drawing. Nuts typically have dull colors.
How to Draw Nuts PDF Download
Click the link below to view or download this drawing lesson. The PDF is a printable drawing lesson for How to Draw Nuts. 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!