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Easy way to draw flowers:

Generally speaking, flowers are much easier to draw than to paint. When it comes to drawing flowers the first thing to keep in mind is to get the correct basic shape on paper or whatever material you choose to draw on. The details of petals, stems and so on could be done later. But when it comes to painting flowers the task is harder. Many colours and dozens of tones may be required.

So, initially do a careful study of the particular flower you want to draw and do a pencil drawing of it. Next go over your pencil outline with a pen.

Illustrators need to know how to complete the flower so that it looks just like a real flower.

This is basically done with the lines of the drawing as well as with shading. Use the most simple of shading for your first exercise.

Remember to construct every one of your drawings from a basic complete outline inwards. This is vital, in all your work.Many artists try to draw what they see, line by line at a time, in isolation from the picture. This is a big mistake because one wrong line, perhaps too long or too short - will cause all the lines that follow to be wrong. Avoid falling into this trap. It isn't necessary to cover the whole flower with lines. Indeed doing that could make the drawing rather boring. Notice how the light falls, and then start shading.

A white flower with an orange centre, (figure 1) - an ox eye daisy - is usually easier to draw. Take a look at the flowers in figure 2. In both Figure 1 and Figure 2, initially the outline is shown, (the formation of the flower) and later the complete flower, drawn in pen and ink is shown.

Try drawing flowers using this easy system. See how fast you can pick up the art of drawing.