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Saturday, October 3

How to draw...

Draw a squeezed tube from its folded tail to a small ribbed cap, then place a single paint-drop label on the front. Ground the cap with a broken shadow and finish with bright, streaky marker fills. This easy 15-minute lesson practices a long tilted silhouette and clear attached parts.

15 minEasy
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Handmade felt-tip marker drawing of one diagonally squeezed coral paint tube with a folded upper crimp, attached violet cap with three black ribs, a yellow front label holding one turquoise paint drop, two white shine streaks, one tiny shine spot, and a broken black shadow
Finished doodle About 15 minutes

Felt-tip marker mode

Let's draw a paint tube

Treat this as one playful practice round: sketch the idea loosely, simplify the shapes, then commit with confident marker outlines and bright fills.

  1. 01
    Draw the complete tube silhouette stage for how to draw a squeezed paint tube

    Draw the complete tube silhouette

    With black felt tip, draw one long tapered squeezed tube diagonally from upper left to lower right. Close its broad end with a folded crimp; at the narrow lower-right tip, attach a small squared cap with exactly three short ribs.

    Marker tip: Set the cap on the same diagonal as the tube. Count three ribs before drawing anything inside the blank body.

  2. 02
    Place the paint label stage for how to draw a squeezed paint tube

    Place the paint label

    Inside the broad middle of the fixed tube, draw one rounded rectangular label following its tilt. Center one teardrop emblem inside, keeping a paper gap between the label and the tube edge.

    Marker tip: Keep one clear paper gap between label and tube edge, and make the drop large enough to read at thumbnail size.

  3. 03
    Ground the paint tube stage for how to draw a squeezed paint tube

    Ground the paint tube

    Below the lower-right cap, place one short broken black shadow. Keep the crimp, three cap ribs, label, and drop fixed; leave the red body blank until the color step.

    Marker tip: Keep the shadow short and directly under the cap. It should support the tube without becoming a dark puddle.

  4. 04
    Handmade felt-tip marker drawing of one diagonally squeezed coral paint tube with a folded upper crimp, attached violet cap with three black ribs, a yellow front label holding one turquoise paint drop, two white shine streaks, one tiny shine spot, and a broken black shadow

    Fill the marker colors

    Fill the established tube coral red, the label warm yellow, the single drop turquoise, and the cap deep violet. Leave two narrow shine streaks and one tiny shine spot as open paper on the tube, show directional marker strokes, and preserve the existing shadow and black contours.

    Marker tip: Pull red strokes along the tube length and keep some paper grain. Count one drop, three cap ribs, two longer white streaks, and one tiny shine spot.