You can learn how to draw a rose in many different ways. On these rose drawings related pages I will show you how to make a nice drawing, both in graphite and color pencil.
Consider these drawings as one of the possible ways to draw. Not as the only way.
At first, roses may look more complex and complicated than any other flowers. But there’s no reason to be disappointed or scared.
I promise you that after only a little practice you’ll be drawing beautiful roses you can be proud of.
Your friends will ask you to teach them how to draw a rose, you’ll see.
Many people are giving up drawing a rose because it just looks “too complicated” and they don’t know where to start.
My guess is that they never really even tried to draw one. You will feel much better when you try.
Trust me I was there too. Most of our fears disappear when we do what we fear most.
This rose drawing exercise is focused to begin from the center of the flower and gradually evolve outward.
It is only one of the possible ways to draw. The flip side of this approach is that it is a bit difficult to predict exactly the final size of the whole rose.
This is a simplified way of drawing such complex flower like a rose. Draw a couple a wavy shapes. These wavy lines represent the tips of the central petals sticking out in the middle.
In the beginning it resembles to a cartoon illustration rather than to a rose drawing.
Analogically you can learn how to draw a rose from outside in – of course, but you would have to draw more accurate curves and contours in order to match the central point when you reach there.
Continue to draw – add – petals. Notice that almost every rose has its petals curled outward on the edges.
Draw only the outline contours of petals.
You need not to draw them absolutely perfectly and exactly; you are a human not a scanner.
Draw the last petal on the bottom and add three visible sepals. Then by single pencil line outline the stem.
This line is the guideline around which you draw two parallel lines. See the picture.
You choose how long or how curved will be the stem. I made it like this but you can make yours as you like.
You can notice that on every flower stem there are several petioles with leaves.
The shape of rose’s leaves is very simple and very easy to draw. Notice that every leaf has visible veins.
You can outline the side veins as you like but the central vein is always running along the leaf.
When you are learning how to draw a rose, do not forget to add a few thorns.
Consider these drawings as one of the possible ways to draw. Not as the only way.
At first, roses may look more complex and complicated than any other flowers. But there’s no reason to be disappointed or scared.
I promise you that after only a little practice you’ll be drawing beautiful roses you can be proud of.
Your friends will ask you to teach them how to draw a rose, you’ll see.
Many people are giving up drawing a rose because it just looks “too complicated” and they don’t know where to start.
My guess is that they never really even tried to draw one. You will feel much better when you try.
Trust me I was there too. Most of our fears disappear when we do what we fear most.
It is only one of the possible ways to draw. The flip side of this approach is that it is a bit difficult to predict exactly the final size of the whole rose.
In the beginning it resembles to a cartoon illustration rather than to a rose drawing.
Analogically you can learn how to draw a rose from outside in – of course, but you would have to draw more accurate curves and contours in order to match the central point when you reach there.
Continue to draw – add – petals. Notice that almost every rose has its petals curled outward on the edges.
Draw only the outline contours of petals.
You need not to draw them absolutely perfectly and exactly; you are a human not a scanner.
Draw the last petal on the bottom and add three visible sepals. Then by single pencil line outline the stem.
This line is the guideline around which you draw two parallel lines. See the picture.
You choose how long or how curved will be the stem. I made it like this but you can make yours as you like.
You can notice that on every flower stem there are several petioles with leaves.
The shape of rose’s leaves is very simple and very easy to draw. Notice that every leaf has visible veins.
You can outline the side veins as you like but the central vein is always running along the leaf.
When you are learning how to draw a rose, do not forget to add a few thorns.
