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How to Draw a Snowdrop
Draw a snowdrop in 11 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 bending stalk.
Step 1: The bending stalk
Start low in the middle. Draw a stalk that gets thinner going up, bending over like a hook.
Tip A snowdrop nods: its flower hangs down from the bent tip.
Step 2: A little green cap
On the tip of the stalk, draw a small round cap like a tiny bead, flat side underneath.
Step 3: The inner cup
From the cap, draw a short cup hanging down, with a dip across the bottom. Add an upside-down V.
Tip The little green V mark on the cup is the snowdrop's signature.
Step 4: Two wing petals
From the cap, draw a fat petal swinging out and down left, like a wing. Draw another to the right.
Tip Both wings are longer than the cup.
Step 5: The middle petal
Behind the cup, draw a third petal hanging straight down, so only its round bottom peeks out below.
Step 6: A smaller snowdrop
On the left, draw a shorter bending stalk, then the same cap, cup and petals as before, all smaller.
Step 7: Two long leaves
From the bottom of the tall stalk, draw a long thin leaf leaning up left. Draw another leaning right.
Step 8: Ground and grass
Draw a ground line from near the left edge to near the right. Add a grass tuft near each end.
Step 9: White petals
Colour all the petals and both cups with a white crayon, so they stand out from the paper.
Step 10: Green caps and notches
Colour both caps leaf green, and the tip of each cup below its V mark green too.
Step 11: Green stalks and leaves
Colour the stalks and both long leaves green. Go over your lines and your snowdrops are done!
Your finished drawing
Follow the steps above and this is where you end up: a snowdrop, drawn by you.
Every step in one picture
