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How to Draw a Trillium
Draw a trillium 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: three petals.
Step 1: Three petals
Near the top middle draw a small circle. Round it draw 3 big pointed petals, one up and 2 down.
Tip Everything on a trillium comes in threes: 3 petals, 3 sepals, 3 leaves.
Step 2: Three sepals
Between the petals draw 3 small narrow sepals, little green leaves peeking out from behind.
Step 3: Stamens
On the petals round the middle circle draw a tidy ring of 6 little dots, evenly spaced.
Step 4: The stem
Start under the flower. Draw a stem of 2 gently curving lines down, stopping a little below the middle.
Step 5: Three leaves
At the bottom of the stem draw 3 broad pointed leaves: one left, one right, one pointing down.
Step 6: Stem to the ground
Start under the front leaf. Draw the rest of the stem, 2 lines down, stopping at the ground.
Step 7: Leaf veins
Start at the stem end of each leaf and draw one vein to near its tip.
Step 8: Ground and grass
Draw the ground line from far left to far right through the stem bottom. Flick up grass blades each side.
Step 9: Yellow middle
Go over your lines. Leave the 3 petals white and colour the middle yellow.
Step 10: Green leaves and stem
Colour the sepals, leaves and stem green, and your trillium is done!
Your finished drawing
Follow the steps above and this is where you end up: a trillium, drawn by you.
Every step in one picture
