How to Draw a Pineapple

Get a sheet of any paper you want and a pencil/pen.

Draw an egg shape. In other words, draw an oval that is thinner at the top of than at the bottom.

Make leafy shapes at top of oval to signal where the pineapple fruit and stem/leaves connect.

Draw a jagged stem coming up from the leafy shapes on the pineapple. Add leaves to it if wanted.

Draw diagonal going lines down the fruit. Make them evenly spaced apart.

Draw diagonal going lines criss-crossing the other lines on the fruit. This should make little diamond shapes.

Add small dots to the center of each diamond to represent the spikes on the fruit.

If wanted, add background and/or setting.

Finished. Mindy Lighthipe, Botanical Artist Capturing the essence of fruit requires close observation of shape, texture, color, and light. Begin by sketching the basic form, then gradually build up detail and shading. Use pen and ink to delineate fine details like seeds and stems.