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How to Draw a Ginkgo Leaf
Draw a ginkgo leaf 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 right half.
Step 1: The right half
Start at a spot below the middle. Draw a line up right, then a wavy line over to a notch.
Step 2: The left half
Start in the notch. Draw a wavy line over to the left corner, then curve down to the spot.
Step 3: A long stem
From the spot, draw a long stem down to the left, getting thinner, then back up to the spot.
Step 4: Stem knob
On the thin end of the stem draw a tiny round knob, like a little bead.
Step 5: The middle vein
Start near the spot. Draw a thin straight vein up the middle towards the notch, stopping a finger short.
Step 6: Side veins
From near the spot, draw a vein along each side of the leaf, stopping a finger short of the edge.
Step 7: Right veins
Between the middle vein and the right side vein, draw 2 more veins from near the spot, evenly spread.
Step 8: Left veins
Between the middle vein and the left side vein, draw 2 more veins from near the spot, evenly spread.
Step 9: Yellow leaf
Colour the big fan leaf golden yellow, right to the wavy edge.
Step 10: Brown stem
Colour the stem and its knob brown. Go over your lines and you're done!
Your finished drawing
Follow the steps above and this is where you end up: a ginkgo leaf, drawn by you.
Every step in one picture
