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How to Draw a Root
Draw a root 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 ground line.
Step 1: The ground line
Below the middle draw a long straight line from edge to edge for the top of the soil.
Tip We are going to see under the ground, like a cut-away picture.
Step 2: The stem
Start on the ground line in the middle. Draw 2 lines up, wider at the bottom, stopping high up.
Step 3: Two big leaves
Halfway up the stem draw a big fat round leaf pointing left, and another a bit higher pointing right.
Step 4: Veins and bud
Draw a vein from the stem along each leaf, stopping before the tip. Add a tiny teardrop bud on top.
Step 5: The main root
Under the stem draw a long skinny root like a carrot, from the ground line down to a point.
Step 6: Two side roots
From each side of the main root draw a skinny curved root reaching out and down to a point.
Step 7: Two more roots
Lower down draw 2 shorter skinny roots the same way, one down-left and one down-right, spreading like fingers.
Step 8: Root hairs
Start on the edge of each side root and flick 2 tiny root hairs out, one up and one down.
Step 9: Grass and pebbles
Flick up 2 grass blades each side on the ground line. Draw 3 little pebbles in the soil.
Step 10: A worm
Low on the right, under the ground, draw a little wiggly worm: a fat wavy band with a dot eye.
Step 11: Cream roots, pink worm
Go over your lines, then colour the roots cream and the worm pink.
Step 12: Green sprout
Colour the leaves, the bud and the stem green.
Step 13: Grey pebbles, brown soil
Colour the pebbles grey, then the soil brown, around the roots, worm and pebbles. Your root is done!
Your finished drawing
Follow the steps above and this is where you end up: a root, drawn by you.
Every step in one picture
