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How to Draw a Coneflower
Draw a coneflower 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 cone.
Step 1: The cone
Near the top, draw a tall dome like a thimble, as big as a plum, with a flat bottom.
Tip The cone is the flower's middle: it sticks up.
Step 2: Two front petals
From the bottom edge of the dome, draw 2 long petals hanging down, a little apart, like drooping tongues.
Step 3: Petals either side
Draw 2 more petals either side of them, drooping out and down from the dome's edge, tucked behind.
Step 4: Outer petals
At each end of the dome, draw 2 more petals sloping down and out, tucked behind the others.
Step 5: Dots on the cone
Dot 7 little dots over the dome in rows for its prickly middle.
Step 6: The stem
Start under the dome between the front petals. Draw 2 gently curved lines down to near the bottom, getting wider.
Step 7: Two leaves
Start on the stem below the flower. Draw a fat leaf out left and another lower right, back to it.
Step 8: Leaf veins
Start on the stem inside each leaf. Draw a curved vein out toward the tip, stopping just short.
Step 9: Ground and grass
Draw a soft ground line across the bottom. Flick 2 grass blades on each side, a finger from the stem.
Step 10: Pink petals
Go over your lines. Colour every petal pink.
Step 11: Orange cone, green stem
Colour the dome orange, leaving the dots black. Colour the stem and leaves leaf green.
Your finished drawing
Follow the steps above and this is where you end up: a coneflower, drawn by you.
Every step in one picture
