About
Flower Drawing Tutorials is a free collection of step-by-step guides for drawing flowers in pencil. The tutorials start from the simplest possible marks, a light circle, a cup or a cone, and build each flower on top of them one stage at a time, so you can follow along even if you have never drawn before.
What the site teaches
- Beginner guides that explain the basic shapes inside every flower, the few supplies you need and the common mistakes worth avoiding.
- Easy flowers to draw first, such as a daisy, a tulip and a sunflower.
- Flower tutorials for individual flowers: roses, poppies, lavender, wildflowers, cherry blossoms, lilies and a poinsettia.
- Leaves and stems, so that a flower looks like it is growing and not floating on the page.
- Sketching from a real flower and arranging a sketchbook page.
- Techniques covered one at a time: pencil control, clean line work, shading, proportion and petals.
If you are new to drawing, begin with Flower Drawing for Beginners, then read Basic Flower Shapes and try the pencil control exercises. How to Draw a Daisy is a good first flower, and Flower Drawing Supplies explains what to gather before you start. Every guide is listed on the Tutorials page.
How the tutorials are made
Every flower on this site is built from simple construction shapes. A tutorial first shows the light guide shape, then where the petals sit on it, then the details, and finally the clean lines and shading. The guide lines are drawn in light blue in the illustrations so you can tell them apart from the finished pencil lines.
All of the illustrations are original pencil-style drawings made for this site. Nothing is traced or copied from botanical illustrations or from the work of other artists.
Plant details are kept simple on purpose. The aim is a flower that is clearly recognizable and pleasant to draw, not a scientific record of a species, so a tutorial may leave out or simplify small botanical features to keep the steps clear.
Pencils, paper and other supplies are described by type, such as an HB pencil, a kneaded eraser or a smooth sketchbook page, and not by brand, so you can use what you already own.
Who it is for
The tutorials are written for adults and teens with no art background who want to draw in pencil. If you already draw, you may find the site useful as a source of new subjects and as a refresher on construction, line and shading.
What you can rely on
- There is no named expert behind this site, and we do not claim credentials, awards or qualifications.
- We do not publish invented reviews, ratings or testimonials.
- Time estimates are approximate. How long a drawing takes depends on your pace and on how much you have practiced.
- Results depend on practice. A first attempt rarely looks like the finished example, and that is normal: the same flower drawn a few more times usually improves quickly.
Using the tutorials
You are welcome to use the tutorials to learn, on your own or with a class or group. The drawings you make by following them are yours, and you may share them freely. The text and images of the site itself may not be republished. The details are in the Terms of Use.
Corrections and suggestions
If a step is unclear, something looks wrong or a link is broken, please tell us through the Contact page. Mention the name of the tutorial and the step number so the problem can be found quickly. Corrections are always welcome, and so are suggestions for a flower or a topic you would like to see covered.