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How to Draw a Carnation
Draw a carnation in 11 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 cup.
Step 1: The cup
Above the middle, draw a slim cup like a short tube, narrow at the bottom, with a sagging rim.
Step 2: The back ruffle
From the left rim corner draw a big round fan with a frilly top, stopping at the right corner.
Step 3: The middle ruffle
Start on the rim in from the left. Draw a smaller frilly fan in front, stopping near the right.
Step 4: The front ruffle
Start on the rim nearer the middle. Draw the smallest frilly fan and stop on the other side.
Step 5: Two sepals
At the bottom of the cup draw 2 small pointy leaves, one peeking out on each side.
Step 6: The stem
Start under the cup. Draw 2 long bowed lines down to the bottom, a little wider apart there.
Step 7: Two leaves
A hand below the cup draw a narrow leaf pointing left from the stem. Draw another lower, pointing right.
Step 8: Leaf veins
Start on the stem in the middle of each leaf. Draw one curved vein line, stopping short of the tip.
Step 9: Ground and grass
Start near the left edge. Draw a soft ground line under the stem, stopping near the right edge. Add grass.
Step 10: Pink petals
Colour all 3 ruffles pink, right into every frilly bump.
Step 11: Green cup and stem
Colour the cup, the sepals, the stem and both leaves leaf green. Your carnation is done!
Your finished drawing
Follow the steps above and this is where you end up: a carnation, drawn by you.
Every step in one picture
