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How to Draw a Rafflesia Flower
Draw a rafflesia flower 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 ring.
Step 1: The middle ring
In the middle of your paper draw a circle about as big as a jam jar lid.
Tip A rafflesia is the biggest flower in the world. It can grow as wide as a car tyre.
Step 2: Five lines
Start on the ring and draw 5 lines out like a star. Stop each one a thumb's length out.
Tip Space the 5 lines evenly, like the arms of a starfish. One points straight down.
Step 3: The top petal
Start on the tip of the upper left line. Draw a big round loop over and stop on the next tip.
Tip Rafflesia petals are fat and round, never pointed.
Step 4: Two side petals
Start where the top petal stops. Draw the same big loop out to the next tip down. Do both sides.
Step 5: Two bottom petals
Start on each side tip. Draw a big loop under the flower. Stop on the tip of the bottom line.
Tip Try to make all 5 petals the same size.
Step 6: The hole
Inside the ring draw a smaller circle. This is the deep hole in the middle of the flower.
Step 7: Big spots
Near the tip of each petal draw 1 big round spot. That makes 5.
Step 8: Small spots
Lower down on each petal draw 1 smaller spot. Keep every spot inside its petal.
Step 9: Cream spots
Colour all the spots a pale cream.
Step 10: Orange ring
Colour the ring round the hole orange. Leave the hole white for now.
Step 11: Red petals
Colour the 5 petals red, around the cream spots.
Tip Colour carefully round each spot so it stays pale.
Step 12: Dark middle
Go over your lines and colour the hole dark brown. Your rafflesia flower is done!
Your finished drawing
Follow the steps above and this is where you end up: a rafflesia flower, drawn by you.
Every step in one picture
