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How to Draw a Dogwood Flower
Draw a dogwood flower 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 twig.
Step 1: The twig
Start low on the left. Draw a twig up to the right, thinner at the top, stopping above the middle.
Tip Give the bottom end a round cap.
Step 2: The top petal
Just above the twig tip, draw a wide petal pointing up, with a little round dent in its top.
Tip Dogwood petals have a little notch at the end, like a dent.
Step 3: The side petals
From the same spot draw the same dented petal pointing right, and one pointing left.
Step 4: The bottom petal
Draw the fourth petal pointing down, so the 4 petals make a cross.
Step 5: The middle
Where the petals meet draw a small circle. Put a ring of 5 dots inside it.
Step 6: A smaller bloom
Halfway down the twig, on its left, draw a smaller dogwood the same way, 4 dented petals round a circle.
Step 7: 2 leaves
From the twig's right side draw 2 short stalks, each ending in a pointed leaf, one below each flower.
Step 8: Leaf veins
In each leaf draw a gently curved line from the stalk almost to the pointed tip.
Step 9: White petals
Go over your lines, then colour all the petals with a white crayon so they stand out.
Step 10: Yellow middles
Colour both flower middles yellow.
Step 11: Brown twig, green leaves
Colour the twig brown and both leaves green. Go over your lines and your dogwood is done!
Your finished drawing
Follow the steps above and this is where you end up: a dogwood flower, drawn by you.
Every step in one picture
