How to Draw a Pizza Slice (Easy Video Lesson for Kids)
Draw this pizza slice step by step with a pencil and eraser. It takes about 15 minutes and works for ages 5 and up. Follow the steps below, or draw along with the video. The page comes from Kevin Coulston’s book How to Draw: Mermaids, Unicorns, and Other Cute Stuff.

- Step-by-step drawing
- Ages 5+
- Grades K–2
- Easy
- About 15 min with the video
You’ll need
- Pencil and eraser
- Paper, or the printed page
- Crayons, markers or colored pencils
You’ll practice
- Breaking a drawing into simple shapes
- Following steps in order
- Adding your own details
How to Draw a Pizza Slice: Featuring a Character from My Book
I'm excited to share a brand-new video tutorial with you today: How to Draw a Pizza Slice! This fun little drawing lesson features one of the cute food characters from my book How to Draw: Mermaids, Unicorns, and Other Cute Stuff. It's a perfect activity for kids who love silly, imaginative drawings—and pizza!
In this tutorial, I walk you through each step of drawing a cartoon pizza slice character. This pizza slice has big expressive eyes, a happy smile with two cute little teeth, and delicious toppings like pepperoni, cheese, and black olives. Like all the characters in my books, this one is 100% hand drawn by me and designed to be easy to follow for artists of all ages.
Learn to Draw 50 Cute Characters
About the Book: How to Draw: Mermaids, Unicorns, and Other Cute Stuff
If you enjoyed learning how to draw a pizza slice, you're going to love the book it's featured in. How to Draw: Mermaids, Unicorns, and Other Cute Stuff is a 100% hand-drawn step-by-step drawing book that includes a wide variety of fun and silly characters to create. The characters range from fantasy creatures like mermaids and unicorns to food characters like cupcakes, fruit, and of course—pizza!
Each drawing in the book is broken down into six easy-to-follow steps. I designed it so even young kids (as young as 5 or 6) could enjoy the process without getting frustrated. That said, I've also heard from plenty of older kids, teens, and even adults who love using the book as a relaxing creative outlet.
You don’t need to be a skilled artist to enjoy this book. You just need some paper, a pencil, and a little time to enjoy drawing characters that are cute, silly, and a little weird in the best way.
What Makes These Books Different?
The How to Draw series is all about learning through fun and repetition. Here are a few things that make this series special:
- Every page is hand drawn by me. No stock art, no clip art, no AI-generated characters. Just good old-fashioned pencil and ink.
- Each book includes 50 characters, each broken down into 6 simple steps.
- Themes are kid-friendly and fun, ranging from food to fantasy, animals to aliens.
- The instructions are visual, which makes it easy for kids who are still learning to read.
- It encourages creativity beyond just copying—once you learn how to draw a pizza slice or a unicorn, you can add your own twist to it!
Check Out My 70+ Drawing Books for Kids
If you or your kids are trying to build drawing confidence, this series is a great entry point. Learning how to draw a pizza slice is just the start—the book includes 49 more characters just as fun and imaginative.

More Than Just Food
While today we focused on how to draw a pizza slice, this book isn't just about food. Some of the other characters you'll find inside include:
- A magical mermaid
- A flying unicorn
- A silly narwhal
- A donut with a mustache
- A smiling cactus
It’s a mix of fantasy, animals, and snacks—a bit of everything kids love to draw. And because the steps are so easy to follow, it works well whether you're a parent looking for quiet-time activities, a teacher adding creativity to the classroom, or a kid who just loves to draw.

Why This Book Works for Kids
After creating over 70 drawing books, I’ve learned a few things about what makes a drawing book work for young artists:
- Kids love drawing characters with personality.
- They want results fast—which is why each drawing is broken down into just 6 steps.
- Visual directions keep them engaged longer than text-heavy lessons.
- And most of all, they want drawing to be fun.
The pizza slice in this video and book is a great example. It’s goofy, expressive, and simple enough to finish in one sitting. And once kids learn how to draw a pizza slice, they start to feel confident enough to try other characters, or even invent their own.
Watch the Video: How to Draw a Pizza Slice
The video is short and fun and includes all the steps you need to create your own version of this friendly little slice of pizza. Whether you're brand new to drawing or you've already tried some of the activities in my other books, you'll find this tutorial easy to follow.
This lesson, like most of my tutorials, breaks things down into simple shapes so you can focus on enjoying the process of drawing instead of worrying about making it perfect. That’s something I emphasize a lot in my books and videos—drawing is supposed to be fun!
If you're a fan of drawing food characters, or just want a silly new project to try, this pizza slice is a great place to start. And once you've finished your drawing, there's a whole book of similarly styled characters waiting for you to explore.
Free Video Tutorial:
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Continue the Journey
If your kids love today’s tutorial on how to draw a pizza slice, don’t stop there. Grab a copy of How to Draw: Mermaids, Unicorns, and Other Cute Stuff and let them explore all the other characters inside. This book is just one of many in my How to Draw series, and each one is built to teach, entertain, and inspire creativity.
Whether they want to draw animals, food, monsters, or magical creatures, there’s a book in the series that will get them excited to put pencil to paper.
Thanks for checking out today’s video and post. If you end up drawing your own version of the pizza slice character, I hope you had a blast doing it. And if you're ready to keep the fun going, I think you’ll find that this book—and the rest of the series—has plenty more characters worth discovering.
Draw it 3 ways
Every FirstArtBooks theme comes in three formats. Trace it, draw it step by step, or copy it square by square: the more ways kids draw a character, the better they know it.
- How to Draw
Draw it step by stepYou’re on this pageSee all How to Draw books - Trace Then ColorTrace Then Color booksTrace it, then color itNo free page of this one yet. See the Trace Then Color books (ages 3+)
- Draw by GridDraw by Grid booksCopy it square by squareNo free page of this one yet. See the Draw by Grid books (ages 7+)
Finished? Draw the scene next
- Add a background: draw a table with friends of all shapes.
- Write one line under your picture to finish this story:
They were bored, so they…
That’s a picture book page. Draw two more and you have a whole story.
Draw it, then write about it
Give your pizza slice a name and a job. What makes it happy, and what makes it grumpy? Write two or three sentences.
Print a draw-and-write sheet: a box for the drawing and lines for the story. Primary lines (K–2) · Regular lines (grades 2–5)
Want to make it a whole story? Try the comic story starter or fold a mini-book in Story Studio.
Common mistakes and quick fixes
- The face is too small.
- Give the object a face that fills about half of the front. Big eyes and a big smile make it a character.
- The shape is lopsided.
- Draw a light line down the middle first and make both sides match.
- It floats in space.
- Draw a little shadow or a ground line under it so it sits on something.
- Pressing hard from the very first step.
- Use light, sketchy lines first. You can erase them easily and go over the lines you keep at the end.
More in 10 common drawing mistakes kids make.
Talk about it
For the grown-up: ask one or two of these while your child draws. There are no wrong answers.
- If this thing could talk, what would it complain about?
- Where would you put it in your house?
- What colors will you use, and why?
- What name fits this character?
More ideas in 25 questions to ask kids about their art.
Questions about this drawing lesson
What age is this pizza slice drawing lesson for?
Ages 5 and up (about grades K to 2). Younger kids can follow along with a grown-up, one step at a time.
How long does it take?
About 15 minutes, including time to pause the video. Kids who add their own details or a background often keep going longer.
What supplies do you need?
Pencil and eraser; paper, or the printed page; crayons, markers or colored pencils.
What size does it print?
Nothing needs printing: draw along on any paper, Letter or A4.
Can kids draw the pizza slice without printing the page?
Yes. Draw on any paper and copy one step at a time from the screen, or pause the video after each step.
For teachers: grade, timing and standards
Grades K–2, about 15 minutes. Step-by-step drawing, easy level. The video does the teaching: press play and let students draw along.
National Core Arts Standards (visual arts)
- VA:Cr2 Organize and develop artistic ideas and work: students build drawing skills by following a sequence of steps.
- VA:Cr3 Refine and complete artistic work: students add their own details, expressions and color to finish the character.
See every lesson by standard, plus the math in grid drawing, on the arts standards map.
Copies: print as many as your class needs. More in the teacher resources and our no-prep sub plans.
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Take the idea into a book
Want more characters to draw, trace or color? Explore these related books and see which approach fits your next creative session.

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