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How to Draw a Succulent
Draw a succulent 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: pot rim.
Step 1: Pot rim
Below the middle of your paper, draw a wide flat box as wide as your hand and as tall as a finger.
Step 2: The pot
Start under the rim's left. Draw down leaning in, across, and back up to the rim's right.
Step 3: Three middle leaves
On the middle of the rim, draw 3 fat pointed leaves standing up like a little crown.
Step 4: A row behind
Behind those, draw a row of 5 bigger pointed leaves fanning out from the same spot on the rim.
Step 5: Outside row
Behind those, on the left, draw 4 big pointed leaves fanning out, each tucked behind its neighbour.
Step 6: Other side
Draw 4 more big leaves fanning out on the right the same way, so the plant is a full rosette.
Step 7: The table
Draw a long straight line along the bottom of the pot for the table.
Step 8: Green leaves
Colour all the leaves behind the 3 middle leaves leaf green, right to their points.
Step 9: Darker middle
Colour the 3 middle leaves a darker green.
Step 10: Ginger pot
Colour the pot and its rim ginger brown. Go over your lines and your succulent is done!
Your finished drawing
Follow the steps above and this is where you end up: a succulent, drawn by you.
Every step in one picture
