How to Draw Flowers

'I wish God sent an angel to draw the flowers for me', sadly smiles Jeny, given the home task to draw 5 different flowers. She loves drawing but somehow was not able to give a proper shape to the flowers. She feels that, being in 1st grade this was a task too difficult for her. And God reciprocated to her prayer! Her brother came to the rescue. He said, 'Jeny you should observe me drawing the flowers and then try it yourself'. Jeny was still unwilling as the last words of her brother (try by yourself) made her confused. She watched minutely and was inspired by the skills of her brother. He drew a beautiful yellow tulip just like the flower blossomed in their garden. Jeny was elated. She was no more reluctant. With all eagerness she started painting the same way as her brother did. Finally, she drew the bunch of 5 flowers, tulip, daffodil, sunflower, lotus and rose.

Drawing flowers is very easy and this article shall let you know how to draw flowers. Before going into the subject matter, let's delve a little into the history of floral art. Flowers are symbolic of new beginnings, happiness and freshness. And probably, that's the reason we see a lot of drawings and paintings of flowers by the renowned artists and painters. The Renaissance era was marked by different forms of floral paintings, a medium to express their inner thoughts. Flowers were painted with both realistic and subdued colors. The flowers and the buds had a superb technical perfection, resembling real ones. Flowers painted in the impressionistic form were mainly oil painted having substantial resemblance with human life. Till today, Vincent Van Gogh's works are winning the hearts of millions. His paintings were mainly oil works that included almond blossoms, sunflowers and irises.

The Beginner's Guide to Drawing Flowers Step by Step

The picture will be clear to you after reading the points mentioned below on how to draw flowers step by step. The technique and the medium of painting varies for different age group. Oil pastels and water color is the best medium for children between the age group 6-10. Oil painting is the ideal medium for children of a little higher age group. To begin with, opt for a tear drop flower having six petals radiating from the center. Be ready with your drawing sheet and painting devises and follow the points exactly to know how to draw flowers. For beginners let's start with oil pastels.

• Keep a pre painted flower picture or a real flower at the front if you are drawing flowers from the first time.
• Now draw the outline with a pencil. For your ease, intersect two lines at the center. This will help to take exact measurements. And then draw the floral parts of the same size.
• Watch the dummy painting and start with the circle at the center. Then draw the petals of equal spacing.
• Now, sketch the rest of the floral parts. The stem and the leaves. Once the flower is complete, erase the symmetrical lines.
• Then add life to the flower through your artistic expertise. Add creases on the stem, flowers and veins on the leaves.
• A little bit of shading is required if you are doing a pencil sketch. Pencil sketch is best done with a blunt head pencil.
• The next option is coloring with crayons. It's simple. How? Fill the flower drawing with your favorite shades. Shade the outlines with preferably a darker crayon.
• Watercolor paintings of flowers also look wonderful. Simple colors should be the choice of a beginner. Blend colors once you know the color mixing technique. Keep the brush a little dry and paint with soft strokes.
• Oil painting always stands apart. Do not opt for oil painting unless you know the basics. You will require turpentine oil instead of water. The color is mixed with the oil and then applied with oil brushes on the canvas. The wonder effect is brought out with shades of white.

I hope you have now learned how to draw flowers. Be patient and do not apply the colors with haste. Start with simple flowers like tulips and sunflowers. Imagine the real flower and do the shades neatly. I'm sure you shall eventually gain the technical perfection with regular practice.