Black marker sketch of sushi roll on textured off-white paper, with ellipse practice and rolled food.
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A sushi roll with a simple cut face

Practice a sushi roll with clear forms and selected overlaps. Add a narrow outer rim, a broad rice ring and a few simple filling shapes in the center. Place only a few separated rice marks and a small shadow beneath the rim. Leave the side mostly open.

Food & drinkEasyMarker15 min, at your pace
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A way into the drawing

  1. Draw the short cylinder

    Sketch an oval top and connect it to a shallow curved base. Keep the two side edges short.

  2. Divide the cut face

    Add a narrow outer rim, a broad rice ring and a few simple filling shapes in the center.

  3. Choose a few rice marks

    Place only a few separated rice marks and a small shadow beneath the rim. Leave the side mostly open.

A small thing to tryMatch all the inner rings to the top ellipse so the cut face keeps the same angle.