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How to Draw a Plum Blossom
Draw a plum blossom 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 branch.
Step 1: The branch
Low on the left, draw a branch with a wide foot, bending up to the top right and getting thin.
Tip Thick at the bottom and thin at the tip, like a little tree.
Step 2: A side twig
From the bend in the middle of the branch, draw a thinner twig going out to the right and up.
Step 3: The first blossom
Low on the left of the branch, draw a round blossom: 5 round bumps round a tiny circle.
Step 4: The top blossom
Near the top of the branch, on its left, draw a bigger blossom the same way.
Step 5: Two more blossoms
On the side twig, draw one blossom near its end and a smaller one between the twig and the branch.
Step 6: Little dots
In the 2 biggest blossoms, draw 5 tiny dots round the middle circle, one on each petal.
Step 7: More dots
Do the same in the 2 smaller blossoms.
Step 8: Buds
Draw a round bud on each tip. Low on the left of the branch, add one on a tiny stalk.
Step 9: The ground
Start near the left edge. Draw a soft ground line under the branch's foot, stopping near the right edge.
Step 10: Yellow middles
Go over your lines, then colour the middle circles and the little dots yellow.
Step 11: Pink blossoms
Colour all 4 blossoms and the 3 buds pink, around the yellow middles and dots.
Step 12: Brown branch
Colour the branch, the twig and the bud stalk brown. Your plum blossom is done!
Your finished drawing
Follow the steps above and this is where you end up: a plum blossom, drawn by you.
Every step in one picture
