How to Draw a Cornucopia: Easy 10-Step Tutorial

Bring the spirit of the harvest to your sketchbook with this cornucopia drawing guide, perfect for artists ages 7 and up. You will need a pencil, an eraser, and your favorite coloring supplies to complete this festive horn of plenty. Follow these steps to master the art of overlapping shapes and creating a balanced, bountiful composition.

10 Steps

🎯 Final Result

A beautifully colored, finished cornucopia drawing overflowing with harvest fruits and vegetables.

Step-by-Step Instructions

Step 1: Sketching the Basket Opening

Close-up of the woven basket rim showing small, connected teardrop shapes drawn in a partial circle.

Begin by drawing the outer edge of the basket opening. Use pairs of curved lines to enclose small, connected, double-pointed teardrop shapes. Teacher's Tip: Keep these shapes uniform in size to create a consistent woven texture effect.

Step 2: Forming the Horn Shape

Outline of the cornucopia horn shape showing the long, curved, tapered body.

Use a series of overlapping curved lines to enclose the curled, triangular shape of the cornucopia. Teacher's Tip: Imagine the horn is a cone that has been slightly bent; keep your lines fluid and smooth.

Step 3: Drawing the Pumpkin

A pumpkin sketch with a detailed stem placed inside the cornucopia opening.

Start filling your horn by sketching a pumpkin. Use overlapping curved lines for the body and a small curved rectangle for the stem. Teacher's Tip: Add a tiny oval at the top of the stem to give it a realistic 3D look.

Step 4: Adding Corn Cobs

Two ears of corn with scalloped edges and kernel texture added to the cornucopia.

Draw ears of corn using short, connected, curved lines to create a scalloped edge. Fill the cob with rows of 'C' shaped lines. Teacher's Tip: Vary the size of the 'C' shapes slightly to make the kernels look natural.

Step 5: Filling with Fruit and Leaves

Grapes and leaves added to the cornucopia, showing overlapping shapes for depth.

Draw a bunch of grapes using small, overlapping circles and add some leaves. For leaves, use two curved lines meeting at a point, adding a third line for the vein. Teacher's Tip: Use jagged lines for the leaf edges to make them look more realistic.

Step 6: Overflowing Details

Additional fruit and spiky leaves added to the front of the cornucopia.

Add more fruit spilling out of the horn. Draw additional grapes and a large rounded fruit. Teacher's Tip: Don't worry if the lines overlap; that's what makes the pile look full and abundant!

Step 7: Sketching the Eggplant

An eggplant with a leafy sepal added to the cornucopia arrangement.

Draw an eggplant by creating a curved body that doubles back on itself. Add a 'W' shaped line at the top for the sepal. Teacher's Tip: Keep the eggplant shape slightly teardrop-like to distinguish it from the other round fruits.

Step 8: Final Touches

An apple added to the cornucopia to fill in empty space.

Fill any remaining gaps with an apple. Use two perpendicular lines for the stem. Teacher's Tip: Adding small, varied items makes your drawing look like a professional harvest display.

Step 9: Texturing the Basket

The completed line art of the cornucopia with woven texture added to the basket.

Add final details to the basket by drawing overlapping curved lines along the body. Teacher's Tip: These lines represent the woven reeds; keep them consistent to maintain the basket's structure.

Step 10: Bring It to Life with Color

A fully colored cornucopia drawing with vibrant autumn colors.

Color your cornucopia! Use warm browns for the basket and vibrant oranges, purples, and greens for the produce. Teacher's Tip: Use light and dark shades of the same color to add depth and shadows to your fruit.