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How to Draw a Basil Plant
Draw a basil plant in 10 easy steps, about 8 minutes. Free, with a printable worksheet.
Each picture adds one red line. Draw that line, then scroll to the next picture. Rub out any dashed helper lines at the end. First up: the pot rim.
Step 1: The pot rim
Below the middle draw a flat wide band for the rim of the pot.
Step 2: The pot
Start at the rim's left end. Slope down and in, across the bottom, and up to the right end.
Step 3: The stem
From the middle of the rim draw a thin stem up to the top third, getting narrower as it goes.
Step 4: The bottom leaves
Above the rim draw a big pointed oval leaf off each side of the stem, tipping up, with a vein.
Tip Basil leaves are smooth ovals with a pointed tip, and they grow in pairs.
Step 5: The middle leaves
Halfway up the stem draw a smaller pair of pointed leaves, tucked behind the bottom pair, each with a vein.
Step 6: The top leaves
Near the top of the stem draw an even smaller pair of pointed leaves, each with a vein.
Step 7: A tip sprout
On the tip of the stem draw 2 tiny pointed leaves standing up like a V, hiding the stem's end.
Step 8: The ground
Draw a soft ground line along the bottom of the pot, stopping short of both edges.
Step 9: Green leaves
Go over your lines, then colour all the leaves leaf green.
Step 10: Green stem, orange pot
Colour the stem green and the pot and its rim orange. Your basil plant is done!
Your finished drawing
Follow the steps above and this is where you end up: a basil plant, drawn by you.
Every step in one picture
