How to Illustrate a Recipe If your passions are at the crossroads of food and making art, consider exploring the wonderful world of illustrating recipes. There are lots of reasons to illustrate a recipe: Create a unique piece of artwork for your kitchen. Illustrate an old family recipe. Create an illustrated recipe to give as a gift. Start your own illustrated cookbook of favorite recipes. Develop your skills: explore drawing a variety of objects, shapes, textures, lettering, and more. This tutorial will give you some ideas about how to approach your illustrated recipe.Illustrating a recipe involves a few different skills