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How to Draw a Daffodil
Draw a daffodil 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 trumpet.
Step 1: The trumpet
High up, draw a ring of 8 bumps, starting and ending at the top, then a smaller bumpy ring inside.
Tip Seen from the front, the trumpet is a frilly cup: the 2 rings are its rim.
Step 2: Two big eyes
In the trumpet's middle draw 2 big eggy eyes, a little apart, with a black dot and shine in each.
Step 3: A big smile
Under the eyes draw a wide U smile from eye to eye, ends turning up, with a little gap above.
Step 4: Three petals
From the ruffle draw a plump pointed petal straight up, then 2 more down-left and down-right, like a star.
Tip Each petal is fat in the middle and comes to a soft point.
Step 5: Three more petals
Fill the gaps: from the ruffle between 2 petals draw the same petal up-right, straight down, and up-left.
Step 6: The stem
From under the bottom petal draw 2 long lines down to near the paper's bottom, spreading a little.
Step 7: Two long leaves
A finger from the stem, draw a long thin leaf up each side, bending out at the tip.
Tip Daffodil leaves grow straight up from the ground, long, thin and flat.
Step 8: Leaf veins
In each leaf draw one line from the bottom up the middle, stopping just short of the tip.
Step 9: Ground and grass
Draw a ground line under the stem. Flick 2 grass blades up each side, a finger away from the leaves.
Step 10: Yellow petals
Colour all 6 petals yellow, right to their points. Give the face 2 rosy pink cheeks under the eyes.
Step 11: Orange trumpet, green stem
Colour the trumpet orange around the eyes, cheeks and smile, then the stem and leaves green. Go over your lines!
Tip Keep the eyes white.
Your finished drawing
Follow the steps above and this is where you end up: a daffodil, drawn by you.
Every step in one picture
