How to Draw Bouquets of Flowers

With just a few simple lines, you can draw a bouquet of flowers

Whether it's a bride's bouquet or a simple group of wildflowers, everyone is drawn to the beauty of a bouquet of flowers. A drawing of a bouquet of flowers can be incredibly simple, made up of a few lines and shapes, or very detailed and complicated. Pablo Picasso made a very famous drawing of a simple bouquet of flowers with just a few lines. Since flowers come in all kinds of shapes, textures, and sizes, unleash your creativity and use mark making to create a beautiful bouquet of flowers on your paper!

Things You'll Need

• paper
• pencil
• eraser

Instructions

1. Decide how large of a bouquet of flowers you would like to draw.

2. Draw the stems of the flowers by making single lines that cross each other at a single point about two thirds of the way down each stem. If your bouquet will contain many flowers, do not worry about drawing a stem for every flower in the group. Draw several lines meeting at the crossing point to create the illusion of volume.

3. Draw flowers at the top of each stem. You can render the flowers either by using simple shapes, or drawing a more detailed flower. If your bouquet includes many flowers, don't worry about drawing a flower at the top of every stem. Instead, focus on drawing many flowers next to each other. These flowers can overlap and layer on top of each other, creating a round shape.

4. Draw a ribbon or hand holding together the bouquet at the cross-point of the stems.

5. Add details to the bouquet. If you wish, include leaves along the stems, and small filler flowers such as baby's breath in the bouquet.

Tips & Warnings

• You may find it helpful to draw from life and look at real flowers while you draw. Use watercolor, gouache or pastels to add color to your drawing when it is finished. You can also experiment with using a combination of ink and watercolor.

References

• Drawing Coach: How to Draw Flowers and Trees