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How to Draw a Flower
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 middle.
Step 1: The middle
Near the top of your paper, draw a big round circle for the middle, as big as an orange.
Tip The face goes on it, so make it big.
Step 2: Eyes, smile, cheeks
Draw 2 big eyes with black dots, one eye apart. Add a wide U smile and 2 oval cheeks.
Step 3: Four petals
Start on the circle. Draw a plump petal out and back to the circle. Draw 4, like a plus sign.
Step 4: Four more petals
In each of the 4 gaps, start on the circle and draw the same petal out and back to it.
Tip Leave a sliver of circle showing between neighbours.
Step 5: The stem
Start under the bottom petal. Draw 2 gently bowing stem lines a finger apart, down to the ground.
Tip Let it bow a little, like a real stalk.
Step 6: Two leaves
A thumb below the petals, draw a fat leaf on each side of the stem, tips pointing out and up.
Step 7: Leaf veins
From the stem, draw one curved vein out along each leaf, stopping just short of the tip.
Step 8: The ground
Draw a long straight ground line across the bottom of the paper, through the bottom of the stem.
Step 9: Grass
A little way out from each side of the stem, flick 2 grass blades up from the ground line.
Step 10: Yellow middle
Colour the middle of the flower yellow, around the eyes and cheeks. Leave the eyes white.
Step 11: Pink petals, green stem
Colour the 8 petals and both cheeks pink. Colour the stem and both leaves green.
Your finished drawing
Follow the steps above and this is where you end up: a flower, drawn by you.
