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CHAPTER 1
Adorable Food
Macaron France
1. Draw a semicircle
2. Close the semicircle with a slightly curved line, with rounded edges extending past the sides.
3. Draw short, curved lines from the sides of the macaron top, for the filling.
4. Draw the bottom of the macaron in the style of the top, but don't make it as deep and rounded.
5. With a fine point pen, draw dots and dashes on the top and bottom of the cookie to give it some texture.
6. Draw a cute face, of course!
Kiwifruit New Zealand
1. Draw a circle.
2. Draw a curved line off the right half of the circle, like a crescent moon.
3. Draw a partial oval off the left side of the kiwifruit half.
4. With a fine point pen, draw a series of lines of varying lengths in a circle, for the fruit's center.
5. Now place some seeds throughout those lines.
6. Add some dots and dashes to both kiwifruits for texture. Draw a cute face, of course!
Pizza Italy
1. Draw an incomplete circle.
2. Complete the circle by drawing an inverted triangle, kind of like Pac-Man. Now draw a triangle of a similar size for the pizza slice.
3. Draw a second, slightly wavy line inside the first outline for the crust. Don't forget to add crust to the pizza slice!
4. Draw a cute face, of course!
5. With a fine point pen, add your favorite toppings. I drew tomato slices, basil leaves, olives, and more! Add some dots along the crust and on the pizza for a little texture.
Yogurt Greece
1. Draw an incomplete oval.
2. Draw a curved line from the bottom of the incomplete oval.
3. Draw a deeper curved line off this one to complete the base of the bowl.
4. Draw a wavy line in the bowl for the yogurt. Complete the top oval by adding a spoon handle. Don't forget to add some lines where the spoon enters the yogurt!
5. Draw a pair of strawberries, one with a stem, and some texture lines in the yogurt.
6. With a fine point pen, add seeds to the strawberries, along with some granola in the yogurt.
7. Draw a few vertical lines on the base of the bowl, leaving space for a cute face. Don't forget to draw that!
Crêpe France
1. Draw a deep V shape, with a rounded point and curved lines at the top. Draw another curving line for a fold in the crêpe.
2. Draw a second curved line to complete the fold.
3. Fill the crêpe with your favorite fillings. I like custard, strawberries, and whipped cream! I added seeds to the strawberries and dots to the custard for texture with a fine point pen.
4. Finish by adding some dots to the crêpe for texture and drawing a cute face, of course!
Chocolates Switzerland
1. Draw an L shape at an angle.
2. Draw a short, slanted line off each of the 3 edges. Connect these lines, making rounded corners.
3. Begin building your box of 6 chocolates, starting with placement in the near corner and moving up and to the left. You can follow my chocolate styles or come up with your own!
4. Keep adding those chocolates! Cubes, spheres, hearts, swirls . .
5. Once you have your 6 chocolates placed, draw lines on the left side and back of the box to complete it.
6. Draw a cute face, of course!
7. With a fine point pen, add details and decorate your chocolates and the box. Yum!
Pretzel Germany
1. With a pencil, draw 2 interlocking shapes as guidelines for the pretzel.
2. Continuing with the pencil and starting at the bottom center, draw a fat pretzel shape around the guidelines. You should be able to do this in one continuous line, but it might take a few tries!
3. To create the pretzel twist, draw a line from point A to point B.
4. Erase any unnecessary pencil lines so your pretzel is clean like my drawing. Use a pen to ink the remaining lines.
5. Draw a cute face, of course! With a fine point pen, draw small circles for salt.
Satay Indonesia
1. Draw a cube shape, with rounded corners, followed by 3 more of these shapes, all connecting.
2. Add a stick with a rounded point.
3. Draw 2 more rows of skewers behind the first one. These only need to show the top halves except for the ones sticking out on the ends.
4. Draw a platter for your satay to sit on.
5. Add some sauce to the platter.
6. Draw cute faces, of course! With a fine point pen, add some small ovals and dots to give the satay texture. Also add some sauce on top of one piece of meat.
7. Don't forget to serve it with sauce, lime, cucumber segments, and fresh herbs!
Meatballs Sweden
1. Draw 2 short lines that curve out and then in again. Connect these lines to make the bowl.
2. On the right side of the bowl, draw a lumpy semicircle for a meatball. Top it with a leaf.
3. Add another meatball to the left side of the bowl that touches the first meatball. Draw the top of a third meatball behind the first two.
4. With a fine point pen, give the meatballs texture with some dots and small geometric shapes.
5. Add a napkin underneath the bowl, along with a bowl of sauce (with a spoon) and some berries as garnish.
Tamales Nexico
1. Draw 2 connected semicircles with tiny scalloped edges.
2. Draw 3 vertical lines from the edges of the semicircles, leaving a small opening in the line on the right.
3. Complete the bottoms of the corn husks. Add bows and/or ties around the corn husks.
4. Add some delicious filling to the husks, drawing circles and giving the one on the left a little more detail.
5. Draw cute faces, of course!
6. With a fine point pen, add dots and small circles to the filling and draw vertical lines on the husks for texture.
7. Don't forget the condiments!
Dumplings China
1. Draw a line with puckers.
2. Draw curved lines off this line as if drawing a fat, incomplete pear. On the right side, draw a shape to replicate a bite taken out of the dumpling.
3. Give more detail to the "bite" with another bite shape inside. With a fine point pen, add dots for texture.
4. Draw a second dumpling off the first one.
5. Draw cute (or sad) faces, of course!
6. With a fine point pen, add a couple dots to the top of each dumpling for texture. Don't forget the condiments! I drew a bowl of sauce, garnished with a garlic head and cloves.
7. Close up the dumpling on the right and add a dashed, curved line coming off the bottom of each one.
8. Finish by placing your dumplings and condiments on a napkin.
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