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How to Draw a Plumeria
Draw a plumeria 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 first petal.
Step 1: The first petal
Near the top of your paper draw a long egg petal pointing up, thin at the bottom, round on top.
Tip Plumeria petals all lean the same way, like the blades of a pinwheel.
Step 2: Round the pinwheel
Draw a petal pointing right, tucked under the first, then one pointing down-right, tucked under that.
Step 3: The last petals
Add a petal down-left, tucked under the last one, then one up-left over the first. Rub out the hidden line.
Step 4: The middle
Where the petals meet draw a big soft star, with a point going into each petal.
Step 5: The stem
Start under the down-left petal, near the middle. Draw 2 stem lines curving down to near the bottom, slowly widening.
Step 6: Two leaves
On the stem draw a long pointed leaf out left, and a lower one out right.
Step 7: Leaf veins
Start at the stem in the middle of each leaf. Draw a vein out and stop short of the tip.
Step 8: Ground and grass
Draw a soft, gently sagging ground line across the bottom through the stem. Flick 2 grass blades up each side.
Step 9: Yellow middle
Go over your lines. Colour the star middle yellow, and leave the petals white.
Step 10: Green stem and leaves
Colour the stem and both leaves green, and your plumeria is done!
Your finished drawing
Follow the steps above and this is where you end up: a plumeria, drawn by you.
Every step in one picture
