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How to Draw a Dandelion Flower
Draw a dandelion flower 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 round bloom.
Step 1: The round bloom
Above the middle draw a round fluffy bloom, a palm wide, with short points all the way round.
Tip A dandelion bloom is a shaggy yellow ball of lots of short points.
Step 2: The green collar
Under the bloom draw a small green collar with 4 little points hanging down.
Step 3: Inner petals
From near the middle draw 6 short lines fanning up inside the bloom, stopping before the edge.
Step 4: The stem
Start under the collar. Draw 2 gently curving lines down to near the bottom, a little wider apart there.
Step 5: A jagged leaf
From the stem bottom draw a long leaf leaning up left, its round teeth pointing back, ending on the stem.
Tip Dandelion means lion's tooth: the leaf teeth point back toward the stem.
Step 6: Another jagged leaf
From the bottom of the stem draw the same jagged leaf leaning up to the right.
Step 7: The ground
Start near the left edge. Draw a soft ground line through the stem's bottom and stop near the right edge.
Step 8: Yellow bloom
Colour the spiky bloom bright yellow.
Step 9: Green collar
Colour the little collar green.
Step 10: Green stem and leaves
Colour the stem and both jagged leaves leaf green. Your dandelion flower is done!
Your finished drawing
Follow the steps above and this is where you end up: a dandelion flower, drawn by you.
Every step in one picture
