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How to Draw a Spider Lily
Draw a spider lily 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.
Step 1: The middle
A little above the middle of your paper draw a small circle, about as big as a pea.
Tip Leave lots of room all round it.
Step 2: The stem
Start under the circle. Draw 2 long lines down, a little apart and gently curved. Stop near the bottom.
Tip A spider lily has a tall bare stem with no leaves.
Step 3: Two top petals
Start on the circle. Draw a long thin petal up and out, curling to a pointy tip. Do both sides.
Tip Each petal is thin like a ribbon and curls back at the end.
Step 4: Two side petals
Under them draw 2 more curly petals. These reach out to the sides before they curl over.
Step 5: Two low petals
Draw the last 2 petals pointing sideways from the circle. Their tips curl down and back in.
Step 6: Tall stamens
From the circle draw a line straight up. Stop at an oval tip. Curve one more from each top petal.
Tip Stamens are the long thin whiskers that make it look like a spider.
Step 7: Side stamens
Start on the bend of each other petal. Draw a long line out, curving up to an oval tip.
Step 8: Low stamens
Start under each low petal, on the circle. Swoop a long line down, out and up to an oval tip.
Step 9: Ground and grass
Start left, draw a ground line under the stem, stop at the right. Add 2 grass tufts out wide.
Step 10: Yellow tips
Go over your lines. Colour all 9 little oval tips yellow.
Step 11: Red petals
Colour the middle and all 6 curly petals bright red.
Tip Red spider lilies bloom in autumn.
Step 12: Green stem
Colour the tall stem green, from the flower down to the ground. Your spider lily is done!
Your finished drawing
Follow the steps above and this is where you end up: a spider lily, drawn by you.
Every step in one picture
