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How to Draw a Mountain Laurel
Draw a mountain laurel in 13 easy steps, about 10 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 big flower.
Step 1: The big flower
Near the top of your paper draw a flower like a round star with 5 soft points, one pointing up.
Tip A mountain laurel flower is one little cup, not 5 loose petals.
Step 2: Middle and dots
Draw a small circle in the middle. Around it draw 5 tiny red dots, one toward each point.
Step 3: Five more dots
Draw 5 more red dots, one in each gap, to finish a ring of 10 dots.
Tip The ring of dark dots is how you spot a mountain laurel.
Step 4: The twig
Start under the big flower. Draw a twig of 2 close lines down to near the bottom of the paper.
Step 5: Left flower
From the twig, draw a short stalk to the left. On its end draw a smaller flower with a middle.
Tip Tuck one point behind the big flower.
Step 6: Right flower
Draw a short stalk out to the right with another small flower and its middle on the end.
Step 7: Left ring
In the left flower, draw a ring of 10 tiny red dots around the middle.
Step 8: Right ring
In the right flower, draw a ring of 10 tiny red dots around the middle too.
Step 9: Two leaves
From the twig draw a pointed leaf on the left, a lower one on the right, each with a vein.
Step 10: Ground and grass
Draw a long ground line through the bottom of the twig. Add 2 grass blades on each side.
Step 11: Yellow middles
Colour the 3 little middles yellow.
Step 12: Pink flowers
Colour the 3 flowers pink, around the yellow middles and the red dots.
Step 13: Brown twig, green leaves
Colour the twig brown and both leaves green. Go over your lines and your mountain laurel is done!
Your finished drawing
Follow the steps above and this is where you end up: a mountain laurel, drawn by you.
Every step in one picture
