Wednesday, May 18, 2022

How to Draw a Flower

Whether you’re hoping to draw a rose, daisy, tulip, or sunflower, the flower is a beautiful subject to practice your sketching — and to help make it fun. It only takes a few simple steps to make a symmetrical, realistic flower, and flowers are perfect for helping you with pattern work or learning how to juxtapose overlapping shapes in your artwork. Plus, they look absolutely stunning, and you can add a splash of color at the end to make them pop off the page. This guide will teach you how to draw 9 different types of flowers, with technique tips and suggestions to make your flowers as lovely as can be.

[Edit]Steps

[Edit]A Sunflower

  1. Draw a big circle and then draw a smaller one at the center.[1][2]
    Draw a Flower Step 11.jpg
  2. Draw the stem and draw leaves on each side
    Draw a Flower Step 12.jpg
  3. Draw a thin elongated heart shape for the petal.
    Draw a Flower Step 13.jpg
  4. Repeat step 3 until you have fully covered the edge of your inner circle.
    Draw a Flower Step 14.jpg
  5. Add more petals to cover up empty space using pointed angles.[3]
    Draw a Flower Step 15.jpg
  6. Draw slanted lines crisscrossed over each other inside the small circle.
    Draw a Flower Step 16.jpg
  7. Refine details of the leaves and the stem.
    Draw a Flower Step 17.jpg
  8. Color the drawing.
    Draw a Flower Step 18.jpg

[Edit]A Rose with Stem

  1. Draw curved line. Sketch another one(slightly bigger) below the first until you are able to draw three similar shapes.
    Draw a Flower Step 1.jpg
  2. Draw a curved vertical line to represent the stalk and add a leaf on one side.
    Draw a Flower Step 2.jpg
  3. Sketch a rough outline of the rose, and then start drawing the petals. Use the "U" >> shape first.
    Draw a Flower Step 3.jpg
  4. Sketch the petals so they seem to overlap each other, on the first "U".
    Draw a Flower Step 4.jpg
  5. Add petal shaped details on the second "U".
    Draw a Flower Step 5.jpg
  6. Use the last "U" to guide you in sketching the petals similar to what you did on the first and second "U".
    Draw a Flower Step 6.jpg
    • You can also add more petals if you wish for a more appealing rose drawing.
      Draw a Flower Step 7.jpg
  7. Draw the rose’s sepal using pointed angles.
    Draw a Flower Step 8.jpg
  8. Add thorns on the stem. This is best drawn using pointed angles. Add details to the rose’s leaf, do not forget that it has a serrated margin.
    Draw a Flower Step 9.jpg
  9. Color the drawing.
    Draw a Flower Step 10.jpg

[Edit]A Rose without Stem

  1. Make one circle to form the interior border of the flower.
    Draw Flowers Step 1.jpg
  2. Add two more circles to form the outer border of the flower petals.
    Draw Flowers Step 2.jpg
  3. Add some rough forms for the petals.
    Draw Flowers Step 3.jpg
  4. Draw the final lines.
    Draw Flowers Step 4.jpg
  5. Color the drawing and add some shadows and definition lines.
    Draw Flowers Step 5.jpg
  6. Finished.
    Draw Flowers Step 6.jpg

[Edit]A Daffodil

  1. Draw an oval to form the outer edge of the flower leaves. Add two parallel lines and connect the parallel lines at bottom as shown in the picture.[4]
    Draw Flowers Step 7.jpg
  2. Draw a connecting smaller oval figure at the top of the parallel lines to form the top of the flower.[5]
    Draw Flowers Step 8.jpg
  3. Create a rough sketch of the flower and leaves as illustrated in the picture.[6]
    Draw Flowers Step 9.jpg
  4. Add the final lines for the flower and leaves.
    Draw Flowers Step 10.jpg
  5. Draw shadows and definition lines and color in your flower.
    Draw Flowers Step 11.jpg

[Edit]A Cosmos Flower

  1. Sketch a circle.
    Draw a Flower Step 1 Version 2.jpg
  2. Sketch another circle at the center.
    Draw a Flower Step 2 Version 2.jpg
  3. Sketch the petals surrounding the bigger circle. They should be almost of the same sizes and shape.
    Draw a Flower Step 3 Version 2.jpg
  4. Sketch a line for the flower stalk.
    Draw a Flower Step 4 Version 2.jpg
  5. Draw semi-circles around the smaller circle thus, making a flower-like structure. Then you could add something in the middle.
    Draw a Flower Step 5 Version 2.jpg
  6. Draw the basic outline of the petals. The petals at the front should be differentiated from the petals at the back.
    Draw a Flower Step 6 Version 2.jpg
  7. Draw the outline of the bigger circle and the stalk.
    Draw a Flower Step 7 Version 2.jpg
  8. Color the flower.
    Draw a Flower Step 9 Version 2.jpg

[Edit]A Tulip

  1. Sketch a circle for the flower and a long slightly curved line for the stalk.
    Draw a Flower Step 10 Version 2.jpg
  2. Add the guides of the petals and the leaves. Draw 2 petals in front and a petal at the back of the 2 petals totalling to 3 petals. The leaves of tulip are long and not straight so the guide lines for the leaves should be long curved lines.
    Draw a Flower Step 11 Version 2.jpg
  3. Sketch the guide of the sepal and the leaves.
    Draw a Flower Step 12 Version 2.jpg
  4. Draw the basic outline of the flower, sepal and the stalk.
    Draw a Flower Step 13 Version 2.jpg
  5. Draw the basic outline of the leaves.
    Draw a Flower Step 14 Version 2.jpg
  6. Add more detail. Draw lines in the leaves and in the petals for a better outcome.
    Draw a Flower Step 15 Version 2.jpg
  7. Color the tulip.
    Draw a Flower Step 16 Version 2.jpg

[Edit]A Simple Daisy

  1. Start the outline by sketching a small circle.
    Draw Flowers Step 1 Version 2.jpg
  2. Draw a bigger circle. Make it look like a disc so you could remember the basic outline of a daisy flower whenever you draw one.
    Draw Flowers Step 2 Version 2.jpg
  3. Start drawing the actual lines by the small circle at the middle.
    Draw Flowers Step 3 Version 2.jpg
  4. Begin drawing the petals with two line strokes, up and down directions. Always begin drawing the actual lines with a mirror effect.
    Draw Flowers Step 4 Version 2.jpg
  5. Draw another mirror of petals on the horizontal way.
    Draw Flowers Step 5 Version 2.jpg
  6. Continue drawing the petals using the same technique.
    Draw Flowers Step 6 Version 2.jpg
  7. Finish drawing the petals.
    Draw Flowers Step 7 Version 2.jpg
  8. Erase the outline sketches and color the draft.
    Draw Flowers Step 8 Version 2.jpg
  9. Add the background.
    Draw Flowers Step 9 Version 2.jpg

[Edit]A Basic Flower

  1. Draw a small circle in the middle of the page.
    Draw Flowers Step 21.jpg
  2. Draw a bigger circle which has the same center point with the small circle.
    Draw Flowers Step 22.jpg
  3. Draw the petals of the flowers using curves. Use the circles as guide.
    Draw Flowers Step 23.jpg
  4. Draw the petals as to revolve around the circle.
    Draw Flowers Step 24.jpg
  5. Draw other petals which occupy the space left in the circle. They don’t all have to be in the same length.
    Draw Flowers Step 25.jpg
  6. Draw the stem and the leaves by using curves.
    Draw Flowers Step 26.jpg
  7. Refine the leaves to resemble a real one.
    Draw Flowers Step 27.jpg
  8. Trace with a pen and erase unnecessary lines.
    Draw Flowers Step 28.jpg
  9. Color to your liking!
    Draw Flowers Step 29.jpg

[Edit]A Cartoon Flower

  1. Draw a vertical oblong. Below the oblong, draw a slender rectangle that would serve as the plant’s stem.
    Draw Flowers Step 30.jpg
  2. Draw two curves at the oval one from the left and the other at the right.
    Draw Flowers Step 31.jpg
  3. Draw lines extending from the lower part of the oblong which spread in four directions. Draw a curved loop also at the bottom of the oblong.
    Draw Flowers Step 32.jpg
  4. Draw curves which connect the lines to form petals for the flower.
    Draw Flowers Step 33.jpg
  5. Draw curves which extend upward in the oval to resemble budding.
    Draw Flowers Step 34.jpg
  6. Draw another petal using the same principle and lines along the oblong.
    Draw Flowers Step 35.jpg
  7. Refine the drawing and trace with a pen. Erase unnecessary lines.
    Draw Flowers Step 36.jpg
  8. Color to your liking!
    Draw Flowers Step 37.jpg

[Edit]Video

[Edit]Things You'll Need

  • Pencil
  • Eraser
  • Sketchbook
  • Colour pencils


[Edit]Quick Summary

[Edit]References



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