Free printable worksheet · A4 and Letter
How to Draw a Thistle: printable worksheet
Every step on one page, plus an outline to trace on the next. In each box the new line is drawn bolder (red on a colour printer), so it works in black and white too. Draw one box at a time and rub out the light helper lines at the end. Great for classrooms, rainy days and the fridge door.
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How to Draw a Thistle
Draw the bold red line in each box, one box at a time. Rub out the dashed helper lines at the end, then colour it in.
- Step 1: The green head
- Step 2: The purple tuft
- Step 3: Criss-cross scales
- Step 4: The stem
- Step 5: A spiky leaf
- Step 6: Another spiky leaf
- Step 7: Ground and grass
- Step 8: Leaf-green stem
- Step 9: Colour the head
- Step 10: Colour the tuft
- Finished! Colour it in
squigglings.com/draw/thistle/Draw light, then go bold.
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Trace a thistle
Go over the light lines with your pencil, then try the thistle on your own from the steps.
squigglings.com/draw/thistle/Draw light, then go bold.