The long way begins with the first step, and if you want to paint flowers, it is best to start with simple sketches. Want to know how to draw a lily? Watch, repeat, improve your skills and surpass the teacher!
Lesson number 1: how to draw a lily with a pencil
Step 1
With a light touch of a pencil on the paper, draw a circle, indicating the place where the charming flower head will be located.
Divide the circle into three unequal parts as shown. You should get a drawing that resembles the branded badge of a Mercedes car, however, in our case, the rays go beyond the circle. Note that the rays are offset from the center up and to the side. Indeed, a work called “how to draw a lily” does not require mathematical measurements and exact repetitions. Any retreat is a creative interpretation that allows you to create a unique picture.
Step 2
From the center of the “meeting” of the three rays, draw the first petals of the flower. Let them be elongated, leaf-shaped. If at the same time your hand trembles, it will be even more spectacular than on the sample, because you will get a terry lily. Believe the experience of a master who knows exactly how to draw a lily.
Step 3
Draw three more petals that are behind the first. Their outlines, reminiscent of curved gates on a football field rather than floral elements, nevertheless, perfectly convey the shape of gracefully curved petals, as if seeking to meet you. This effect is emphasized by several strokes applied to each newly drawn petal.
Step 4
So, we draw the lily step by step further. Add some distinctive flower details. Namely: notice what stamens the lily has, how many there are and how they are located in the picture. Draw the same on yours. Add a few extra strokes on the petals. It is these small, invisible at first glance details that will give the picture a bulge, a natural look and such a desirable volume.
Step 5
All you need to do now is circle the drawing with a simple pencil. Now it became apparent that some auxiliary lines were unnecessary. Take the softest eraser that you have, and ruthlessly erase all unnecessary.
We have no doubt that you liked the easy step-by-step guide on how to draw a lily - one of the most beautiful flowers in the world. A little sorry that the lesson ended quickly? Then let's move on to the second lesson, complicating the task a bit.
Lesson number 2: two beautiful lilies
Step 1
Outline two circles, bud locations. Put on six lines, future petals, outline the stems and leaves:
Step 2
Shape the petals:
Step 3
Add new details to the picture:
Through these details, the nature of the flowers, in which lilies are easily guessed, is clearly manifested.
Step 4
After detailing the flower heads, proceed to the drawing of the stems and leaves.
Step 5
Circle the main lines with a confident outline and erase the rough ones.