How to Draw Flowers for Beginners

Learning to draw an object is one of the most wonderful experience. Whether you are a kid or an adult, drawing is a very satisfying hobby. There are many things or objects that a person can draw, but flowers are one thing that everyone is keen to draw. There are many varieties of flowers and some of them are simple to draw while others are more complex. Learning to draw flowers is not difficult, provided you know the tricks and are willing to practice.

Instructions for Drawing Flowers for Beginners

Before you start to draw flowers, it is important for you to first observe the different flowers. Look at the different flowers like dahlias, roses, pansies, orchids and tulips and observe the petals. Look at the different shapes of the flowers and their leaves. Once you know about these details, we can proceed towards drawing flowers. For sketching flowers, you will need some good graphite pencil in different grades like HB, 2B, 4B and 6B along with a good quality eraser and drawing paper. Once you have all these drawing materials with you, you can start sketching the flowers.

Drawing a Daisy Flower
One of the most simplest flower to draw is the daisy. To know how to draw a daisy, just follow the instructions given below.

• First sketch a circle in the middle of your page and draw a line from the bottom half of the circle.
• Now sketch a small oval shape at the middle of the circle. This will be the center of the daisy.
• Draw two or three short lines from the main central line for the leaves.
• To draw the petals, start sketching small oval shaped curves from the center, touching the main circle.
• Draw U shaped curves for the leaves, keeping the short lines as the center of the leaves.
• Sketch the ends of the petals in such a way that the curves look more softer and rounder.
• Sketch some small dots on the central oval to make the center of the daisy.
• Draw some small radiating lines from the central spine of the leaves to give it a more finished look.
• Shade the petals of the daisy with a soft 4B pencil to give it some depth.
• Darken the edges of one side of the leaves and the stem and your flower drawing is done.

How to Draw a Rose
Learning to draw flowers is incomplete if you don't learn how to draw a rose. Given below are the step by step instructions for drawing a rose.

• First draw two lines that cross each other at the lower half. Don't draw the lines very straight. Wavy and slightly curvy lines are what we are aiming for.
• Now very lightly sketch two circles where the lines are starting. The two circles need not be perfect.
• Draw some random curved lines inside the circle to represent the petals of the rose. Make sure that you sketch these curves from both sides so that they overlap each other and gives a balanced look.
• Sketch two more lines near the first two lines to represent the stem.
• Sketch some U shaped curves starting from the bottom of the stems to make the leaves. Make sure that the dimensions of the leaves are smaller than the rose.
• Make the outline of the leaves more jagged to give them a realistic look and draw some short lines from the central spine of the leaves.
• Make the edges of the petal softer and rounder by using the 4B pencil.
• Draw some short curved lines to make the small thorns at the stems.
• Shade the edges of the petals and the leaves in short straight lines.
• Now shade one side of the stem of the rose and you are done!

All these steps are very easy to follow and if you proceed according to the sequence given, then you are sure to have a very realistic looking drawing of flowers. If you are not able to get it right the first time, don't be disappointed. Just practice some more and you will be able to draw them. If you want to know how to draw flowers step by step for kids, then the same steps and techniques have to be followed.