How to draw a flower - unusual and traditional flower drawing techniques for beginners

Scarlet flower from a fairy tale

Choosing a simple sketch for the little artist an excellent choice would be to draw a beautiful flower from a well-known fairy tale. Drawing Scarlet Flower is not difficult, if you reproduce all the steps step by step and adhere to the recommendations as much as possible, starting with simple lines:

• from the bottom of the leaf to the center it is necessary to draw a double line, this will be the stem of the future flower;
• The end of the stem, located in the center of the paper should draw a crown, it will be the center of the bud;
• To make the flower lush, three more large petals are added to the central crown;
• one more petal is added above the middle element of the crown, and two leaves are added along the docks from it;
• the central petal of the crown is circled in an unfinished semi-circle, sticks and stamens are drawn upwards from it.

To finish the lesson, you can use paints (watercolor and gouache), felt-tip pens or pencils to decorate the resulting workpiece. It is possible to interest the child by using bright colors and to decorate the drawing itself with glitter scattered on the not yet dried paints.

A beautiful jasmine flower

• Fragrant jasmine bushes blooming in mid-spring enjoy a beautiful appearance and their flowers are easy enough to draw yourself. With school-age children, you can use the technique of sketching, using picked twigs or photos of delicate and beautiful jasmine flowers:
• using a pencil, a circle is drawn on the sheet (you can not perfect), it should be divided with a vertical and horizontal dotted line;
• The top petals should be different and each in its own sector, going slightly beyond the contours of the other petal;
• The bottom petals of the flower are drawn according to a similar scheme, the shape of each petal should be original, and their edges are drawn with an uneven line;
• A sloping dotted line drawn diagonally will become the axis for adding green leaves, which have an elongated shape, to the drawing;
• after preparing a sketch, veins and places of leaf deflection are drawn on petals and leaves, and stamens are drawn in the center of the flower;
• unnecessary pencil lines are erased, after that you can start painting the drawing in white (petals), yellow (stamens and the center of the flower) and green.

It's better to start with drawing one, fairly large flower, and when the technique is mastered, you can form these elements into a composition. A child will reach pro level when he or she is able to draw not just a branch with flowers, but a whole bush of a blooming plant, playing with white and green colors.

Blue cornflowers in a bouquet

Field cornflowers are rarely to be found in urban areas, so before a creative lesson, it is best to review with your child a photo of this plant. Small and beautiful flowers which look like blue stars remotely remind garden carnations, but in practice it is not difficult even for children to draw them:

• a medium-sized circle in the drawing, this is the blank for the future bud, and the line downward will be the mark for the stem (it is better to place it at a slight slope);
• from the main stem upwards (in staggered order) it is necessary to draw small dashes going upwards, these are the hints for the unopened buds and bases of leaves;
• on the tips of the side twigs templates are drawn in the form of a drop, their sharp corners turned upwards can not be drawn, and completed with a notched line, limiting the petals;
• The central circle is divided by V-shaped lines into 6-7 parts under the petals of the flower;
• Delicate cornflower petals have "jagged edges", they are drawn with angled lines, the same petals are partially drawn on the tips of the unblown buds;
• a leaf is added to the base of each stem, a semicircle with a straight lower part, it should look like it encircles the stem and its outer part is also a jagged line;
• leaves, stems and buds are painted in dark green color, but the cornflowers in the buds and the central one have a delicate blue color, the middle of the flower can be yellow.

The suggested step-by-step master class will help depict only one flower, but the picture itself can be complemented by different elements. Cornflowers grow in the field, so next to them it will be appropriate to depict other field flowers, roads or trees, and for the youngest choose the drawing of a bright butterfly.

Red rosebud on a stem

Gorgeous garden roses, symbolizing the beauty and perfect shape of all the elements are not difficult to draw. For those who have already learned how to draw a rose, you can combine several elements into a luxurious bouquet:

• in the center of the sketch draws an oval (the future bud), from it descend at an angle two parallel lines (stem), to it are finished with small thorns and a few leaves;
• Crowning the oval with a semicircle is set bud pattern, decorated with several petals, their lines should overlap with the other petals, and the central oval is drawn in a spiral.

The bottom of the bud is decorated with several triangles, their sharp edges should be directed downwards, this edging will give the drawing realism. Each step a little artist can check with a drawing or photo of a rose, it would be great if a real flower is used in the class.

Using such detailed recommendations, children will learn to draw flowers very simply and easily, mastering the techniques in a short time. Painting a picture created by hand will decorate not only the exhibition of crafts, but also a child's room, in the future, drawing skills can be applied to the design of original holiday cards.

Photo ideas and examples of flower patterns