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How to Draw a Larkspur
Draw a larkspur in 12 easy steps, about 9 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: tall stalk.
Step 1: Tall stalk
Start at the bottom middle. Draw a very tall stalk of 2 lines, a little thinner at the top.
Step 2: First flower
Below the middle, on the right of the stalk, draw a flower with 5 round petals.
Tip Draw it over the stalk, so the stalk hides behind it.
Step 3: Flower on the left
A little higher, on the left side, draw another flower with 5 petals, nearly as big.
Step 4: More flowers
Keep going up the stalk, right then left, each flower a little smaller than the one below.
Step 5: Top flowers
Near the top draw 2 more small flowers, one on the right and one on the left.
Step 6: Buds at the tip
Above the flowers draw 3 closed buds, like little pointed ovals: right, left, and one on the very top.
Step 7: Flower middles
Draw a small circle in the middle of every flower.
Step 8: Feathery leaves
From the bottom of the stalk draw a leaf with 3 thin pointed fingers on each side.
Tip Larkspur leaves are split into thin fingers, like a bird's foot.
Step 9: Ground and grass
Draw a soft sagging ground line across the bottom. Flick 2 little grass blades up at each end.
Step 10: Yellow middles
Go over your lines. Colour the middle of every flower yellow.
Step 11: Purple flowers
Colour every flower and bud purple, around the yellow middles.
Step 12: Green stalk and leaves
Colour the stalk and both leaves leaf green, and your larkspur is done!
Your finished drawing
Follow the steps above and this is where you end up: a larkspur, drawn by you.
Every step in one picture
