Video Drawing Tutorial: How to Draw a Pizza Slice in 5 Minutes | Cute Cartoon Characters | Step-by-Step Drawing

by | Jun 20, 2025 | Cute Stuff, Free Activity Pages, How to Draw Books for Kids

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.

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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.

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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!

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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.

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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.

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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.

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Meet The Author & Artist

Kevin Coulston is a children’s book author, illustrator, cartoonist, and member of the National Cartoonists Society. Over the course of his career, he has published more than 100 books, including instructional drawing books, activity books, comics, graphic novels, and children’s picture books.

His popular How to Draw, Trace Then Color, and Draw by Grid series have helped thousands of aspiring young artists learn to draw through simple, approachable lessons featuring hundreds of Kevin’s original cartoon characters.

Kevin is also the creator of the comic series Dylan McVillain and The Adventures of a 4th Grade Space Captain, as well as the children’s picture book series Alexis and the T-Rexes. In addition to his publishing work, Kevin created, wrote, illustrated, and animated the web series Bad Jokes with Ugly Folks, starring legendary voice actors Rob Paulsen and Tara Strong.

Kevin believes anyone can learn to draw—and that learning is a lot more fun when the characters you’re drawing are weird, silly, and just a little ridiculous.

What Our Customers Are Saying

“The author really does a great job demonstrating how easy (and rewarding!) it can be to draw seemingly ordinary things you (and your little ones!) may feel too intimidated to try drawing without the step-by-step guide! Putting already-known shapes together and making something new and original is a fantastic way to learn! And recognizing that you can add your own twists and personality to your drawings makes all the difference. I think it’s a fun, original approach to building confidence for a lifelong hobby. I have the ebook copy, and can only imagine how great a physical copy would be!”

– Daenarah [Amazon Review]

“There are several of these fun books by this author. My kids and I have had a lot of fun with these. It’s a great activity to do as a family and see how they all turn out. Almost like a sip and paint but more of a juice box and draw.”

– Allison B. [Amazon Review]

My kids can’t wait to start drawing these monsters in their illustrations! The many different moods of the monsters appeal to their different personalities. We love the many options, styles, and opportunities to expand upon the characters. Recommended for all ages!

– Kasey [Amazon Review]

“Kevin has put out many books on drawing and animation, and has such a great feel for HOW to explain the process. His art is so expressive and kid-friendly, but his real strength is in his ability to really explain and show how it’s done, making it accessible to kids and adults. I’m a firm believer that not everyone who “can do” can teach, but Kevin does both beautifully! Pick this up and watch kids have a blast making robots of all sorts, while learning great fundamental art skills at the same time!”

– Tom R. [Amazon Review]

“My 5yo LOVES this book! The drawings are cute and the instructions are easy to follow along with. She gets a kick out of drawing muffin monsters and ketchup monsters and it actually keeps her pretty focused for long periods of time.”

– Monica [Amazon Review]

“This is a fantastic book for kids who love art, cartoons, comic books, or just having fun! There are a lot of characters to choose from, and really easy step-by-step instructions to follow. You child will have a blast drawing these fun, silly characters! And just in time for Easter baskets!”

– Bestmomever [Amazon Review]

“This is a very good book for kids that want to learn to draw, my sons love it and Kevin does a great job of making drawing fun and not intimidating. Highly recommended for the long summer hours!”

– David D. [Amazon Review]

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