How To Draw A Flower - Simple Yet Realistic Step-By-Step Tutorial
Want to learn how to draw a flower that looks realistic but still is easy to draw?
In this tutorial, I'll show you how to draw a flower, a white cosmos to be exact.
I explain each step in detail so you can easily follow along and create your own simple yet realistic flower drawing.
Let's get started!
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Drawing Supplies I Used
I really like alcohol markers, so that's what I chose to use to create this drawing.
I used the Ohuhu Honolulu markers in the colors RV330 Strawberry Pink, R350 Dark Purple Grey, Y070 Acid Yellow, CG030 Neutral Grey 03, and BG060 Deep Cool Grey.
If you're on a tighter budget, these Caliart markers seem like a good and cheap alternative.
I also used some Derwent Chromaflow colored pencils: 2400 White and 2300 Black.
And I made this drawing on my favorite marker paper: Canson Illustration Manga. I cut one sheet of paper in half to make it A5-size.
The Reference Photo I Used
To make this flower drawing, I used an image I found on Unsplash as a reference.
How Do You Draw A Flower?
To draw a flower, you first sketch a big circle with a small one inside. Next, you sketch two curved lines outward from the center to the outer edge for each petal. Then you fill the background with a dark color. After that, you color the petals light grey and the center yellow. And to finish it off, you add just a few white and black dots to the center yellow bit.
Step 1: Mark The Outer Edges & The Center Of The Flower
To sketch a flower, I like to start by first marking where the top, right, bottom, and left edges are.
I also marked the center with a small circle.
Step 2: Sketch A Circle
Next, I sketched a circle through the outer edge markings.
On the circle, I marked with a darker line where each of the tips of the petals will be to make sketching the petals a bit easier.
Step 3: Sketch The Petals Of The Flower
After that, I sketched each of the petals.
Each petal consists of two lines that curve outwards that connect the flat tip to the center. The flat tip has a slightly serrated edge.
I first sketched the petal on the bottom left as it is in front of all the other petals.
To prevent the sketch from showing through the marker ink, I lightened it with and eraser.
Step 4: Color The Background Of The Flower
Next up, I colored the background of the flower.
In the reference photo, there are these vague pink flowers that I wanted to include in my drawing. I simplified them to pink blobs to make them easier to draw while still giving a similar effect.
To color these blobs I used RV330 Strawberry Pink.
Then, I colored the remainder of the background with R350 Dark Purple Grey.
During this, I made the tip of the petals look a bit serrated.
I made the dark purple blend a bit into the pink by coloring over the edges with RV330 Strawberry Pink.
Step 5: Color The Center Of The Flower
After that, I colored the center of the flower with Y070 Acid Yellow.
I also made this center have a serrated edge.
Step 6: Color The Petals Of The Flower
Next, I colored the petals of the flower.
I started by adding a bunch of straight lines pointing from the center outwards.
To do this, I used CG030 Neutral Grey 03.
I also colored in some places more to make them more shadowy.
Then, I used BG060 Deep Cool Grey to add some darker grey textures and shadows.
I mainly added this at edges where 2 petals overlap and in deeper folds in the petals.
Step 7: Color The Stamens On The Outer Edge Of The Center
To finish the flower drawing off, I colored short black lines on the outer edge of the yellow bit to represent the stamens.
I used a white pencil to add some short white lines next to the black stamens and to add some light dots in the center. For the dots in the center, I used less pressure to make them less bright.
Now the flower drawing is done!
That's How You Draw A Flower
I hope you enjoyed this tutorial and were able to follow along!
If so, let me know how it went and what parts you found difficult.
Thank you and I'll see you in the next one!
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