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How to Draw a Marigold
Draw a marigold 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: the middle.
Step 1: The middle
Near the top of your paper draw a small circle as big as a grape.
Step 2: First ring
Start just above the circle. Draw a ring of 6 round bumps all round and stop where you started.
Step 3: Second ring
Start above that ring. Draw a bigger ring of 9 round bumps and stop where you started.
Step 4: Outside ring
Start above that. Draw the biggest ring of 12 round bumps and stop where you started, like a pom-pom.
Step 5: The stem
Start under the flower. Draw 2 softly bending lines down to near the bottom, a bit wider apart there.
Step 6: Two leaves
A hand below the flower draw a fat leaf on each side of the stem, tips pointing out.
Step 7: Leaf veins
Start on the stem in the middle of each leaf. Draw one curved vein and stop short of the tip.
Step 8: The ground
Start near the left edge. Draw a soft ground line across the bottom and stop near the right edge.
Step 9: Grass
From the ground line on each side of the stem, flick up 2 little grass blades.
Step 10: Yellow ring
Colour the inside ring of bumps yellow, but not the little middle.
Step 11: Orange petals
Colour the 2 outside rings of bumps orange around the yellow, right into every bump.
Step 12: Green and brown
Colour the stem and both leaves green and the little middle brown. Your marigold is done!
Your finished drawing
Follow the steps above and this is where you end up: a marigold, drawn by you.
Every step in one picture
