We are going to start by coloring in the stem. You can read all about why in our article, Bic Intensity Marker Review – Fine Point. My marker of choice these days is Bic Intensity markers. But you can use whatever medium you prefer. I love how bright and colorful markers are, so that’s what I’ll be using here.
This is where your sunflower artwork really comes to life. I put in a few extra scribbles for the seeds to add some additional texture. Add in any other details you haven’t already added to your sunflower drawing. Trace over all of your pencil lines with a black pen. I’ve been using them for years and they are my go to outlining tool. If you are going to keep yours graphite, fill in the detail on all of the petals.įor most of my drawings I use a Pitt Artist Pen. I only drew in a few lines on the petals because I know I’m going to outline my drawing with a black pen. Do this for the outside edge of your flower, as well as several more circles in the center of your sunflower drawing.įinish your sunflower sketch by drawing in some lines on each petal and the leaves. To do this, draw some squiggly lines to represent the seeds of your sunflower. Since this is a two-dimensional drawing, we are working with perceived texture. Begin by making the center more textured. Now it’s time to refine your sunflower drawing and start adding in more detail. Next draw a stem straight down from the center of your sunflower.įinish your rough sketch of your sunflower by adding in a couple of leaves on your stem. Draw them in the negative space between the first row. Now, add in a second row behind the first row of petals. You can make your petals all the same, or you can add some variation to them like I did. Work your way around the entire circle, drawing one petal after another. Pick a spot on your circle and start drawing your petals. You don’t want to spend a bunch of time adding details as you go, only to realize something isn’t quite right with the drawing itself.
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We talked about this in How to Use Shapes to Draw. For now we are just going to rough everything. Start by drawing a circle for the center of your sunflower.
This means I receive small commissions for purchases made through these links at no extra cost to you. * Some of the links in this post may be affiliate links. That seems pretty easy, right? So let’s start drawing what we observed from our photo of the sunflower.īut before we get started on the actual sunflower drawing, let’s take a look at all of the art supplies we’ll be using in today’s lesson. The stem is pretty thin and goes straight down from the center of the sunflowers lower edge. And the petals themselves are narrower at both ends and wider in the middle. There are two layers of petals and they overlap each other as well. The center of the sunflower also as a lot of texture because of all the seeds. Looking at all of the seeds make the center of the sunflower look sort of fuzzy. Let’s begin by taking a look at a photo of a real sunflower, and seeing what we notice about it.įirst the center is almost perfectly round, and filled with small seeds. But hopefully I can show you some things that will help you get started in the right direction.
This is slightly more challenging and takes some creativity. Also, very easy to do.Īnd then we will look at some different ideas of what you can do with those sunflower drawings to turn them into a beautiful work of art. Today we are going to learn how to draw a sunflower. Learning how to draw flowers is pretty easy to do.
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