Drawing Florals in 5 Easy Steps

DrawingFlorals

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Create Flowers, Leaves, and
Elegant Shapes One Step at a Time

MARTY WOODS

Contents

Introduction. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4
How to Use This Book . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5
Tools. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6

Drawing Pens . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6
Paper. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6
Drawing Tips. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7
Patterns and Lines . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8
Patterns. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8
Lines . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8
Flowers Step by Step . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9
Leaves Step by Step . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 60
Doodle Elements Step by Step . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 72
Composing a Blossoming Creation. . . . . . . . . . . . . 78
Ideas for Creating Floral Designs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 84
Repetitive. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 84
Alphabets/Text . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 86
Layered. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 88
Bouquet . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 89
Frame/Border. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 90
Shapes. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 92
Loose and Separated. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 94

About the Author . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 95
Index. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 96

Drawing Tips Make a goal
to fill every page
1. Use pencil. Feel free to use pencil first if you are in your sketchbook
not ready to draw directly with pen. Do not ever feel and you’ll get plenty
intimidated when you see people drawing directly
using a pen. Using pencil first to sketch is just a process of practice.
in learning and can alleviate the pressure to not make
mistakes—if you do make a mistake, you can simply Drawing Tips 7
erase and try again.

2. Don’t strive for perfection. You do not have to draw
everything perfect with perfect lines, perfect shapes,
or perfect symmetry. It is okay to have uneven lines,
different sizes of petals, disconnected lines, or even
an extra dot. In my case, doing floral drawing, I always
believe nature is perfect in its imperfect way—too-perfect
lines will look artificial rather than organic!

3. Practice free-hand drawing. This is to make you more
confident and more comfortable with your art. Try
practicing drawing without overthinking what to draw or
where to put your elements. Let your creativity flow on
the paper. Be brave. Over time, drawing what you love
will come naturally to you.

4. Keep a sketchbook. I recommend always having a small
and handy sketchbook around; an A5 size (53/4" x 81/4")
sketchbook is just perfect. I always have my sketchbook
everywhere I go. Try to draw whenever you have time to
spare and make a goal to fill every page in the book. It
does not have to be perfect, beautiful, or complicated;
even simple drawings or sketches will do. When all the
pages are filled in and completed, it is time to look back—
you will be surprised to see how much progress you have
made in your journey.

5. Embrace mistakes. We make mistakes all the time when
we draw. It is a part of the learning process. Do not get
stressed over little mistakes. If you make some little
mistakes, whenever possible, cover your mistakes or just
improvise your work. Most of the time, only you as the
artist know about the mistake.

6. Get creative and do not be afraid to be weird. Never
be bound by the rules. How can you change this to that?
What if you put circles instead of straight lines? Where
can you use these squiggles? How about a rose with
tendrils? What if you create a new, imaginary flower?
Have you ever seen alien-looking leaves? Don’t be
limited by reality!

Flowers

Step by Step

How to draw Rose 3
12
Colored Variation
4 5
How to draw Poinsettia 3

12 Colored Variation

45

10 Drawing Florals in 5 Easy Steps

How to draw St. Bernard’s Lily 3
12
Colored Variation
4 5
How to draw Poppy 3

12 Colored Variation
Flowers Step by Step 11
45

How to draw Hibiscus 3

12 Colored Variation

45 3
How to draw Bubble Flower
Colored Variation
12

45

12 Drawing Florals in 5 Easy Steps

Leaves

Step by Step

How to draw Monstera Leaf

123

4 Colored Variation
How to draw Chestnut Leaf

123

4

Colored Variation
Leaves Step by Step 61

How to draw Alder Leaf

123

4 Colored Variation
How to draw Banana Leaf

123

4 Colored Variation

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How to draw Crab Apple Leaf

123

4 Colored Variation
How to draw Beech Leaf

123

4

Colored Variation
Leaves Step by Step 63

Doodle

Elements

Step by Step

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How to draw Layered Points

123

4 Colored Variation
How to draw Coral Reef

123

4

Colored Variation
Doodle Elements Step by Step 73

How to draw Sea Snakes

123

4 Colored Variation
How to draw Round Shells

123

4 Colored Variation

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How to draw Mushrooms

123

4 Colored Variation
How to draw Layered Curves

123

4

Colored Variation
Doodle Elements Step by Step 75

Composing a Blossoming Creation

This is my favorite doodling style, combining all the small you work by clustering your elements together to create a big
and big flowers together to create a big, lush, and blossoming and tightly arranged result.
creation. I also refer to this as “clustered technique” where

1. Roughly sketch with pencil where you want to put your flowers.
Scatter them here and there. Overlap them, with some in front and
some behind the others. You may want to mix between big and
medium flowers, too.

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2. Now you can start drawing your flowers. Put some leaves in
between if you want. Remember to draw some flowers big and
some flowers small, even if they are of the same kind, to make your
composition more natural.

Composing a Blossoming Creation 79

Alphabets/Text as decoration around your alphabet, use them as patterns
inside your alphabet, or simply draw your flowers to assume
You can create unique alphabets, text, or quotes by adding the shape of the letters.
various floral elements to them. First, sketch your alphabet
or text. Then, draw your florals around it. You can use flowers

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Frame/Border rough shape of your frame or border. It can be round, square,
triangular, or any shape you like. Next, start adding your
A floral frame or border is much more interesting than a flowers and elements in and around the shape. Try creating
boring circle or line. You can create a frame or border by both intricate and simple drawings.
combining all your floral elements together to form the shape
of your desired frame or border. To do this, first draw the

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See How Easy

Drawing Flowers Can Be!

Perfect for any beginning or aspiring artist, Drawing Florals in 5 Easy Steps will show you exactly
how to achieve stunning works of art the simple way! Using easy-to-follow tutorials with only four
to five steps each, this visual guide features instructions for drawing 130 flowers, leaves, and doodle
elements in an approachable format. With opening sections on basic tools, drawing tips, and guidance
on patterns and lines, you’ll also learn how to draw beautiful compositions. A portion dedicated
to inspiring ideas for creating different floral designs is also included for when you draw your own
original art using the techniques learned. No matter your artistic skill level, this guide will expertly
walk you through drawing an endless amount of eye-catching floral art!

What’s Inside:

• Tips on all the drawing basics
and techniques

• Over 100 step-by-step visual
instructions for drawing an
array of florals and doodles

• Guidance on how to put
drawings together to create
compositions

• Ideas for drawing floral designs
using repetition, making
bouquets, layering, and more

Drawing Florals in 5 Easy Steps gives the reader everything
they need to create stunning botanical drawings, intricate
blossoming creations, bouquets, and more. Marty has done a
fantastic job of making drawing botanicals a simple, relaxing,
and accessible drawing practice.
—Brian Crimmins, CZT, author of Zentangle® Dingbatz: Patterns

& Projects for Dynamic Tangled Ornaments & Decorations

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