You can give flowers not only in bouquets, but also in drawings. The most popular model for such images are beloved and unique roses. Although drawing a flower seems like a difficult task, it is largely a matter of technique. This means it’s time to practice the skills of creating an image of a beautiful rose on paper, using the recommendations of professional artists and simply lovers of fine art.
Tools and materials
Inspiration, patience and time are the main conditions that are necessary for both professional artists and simply lovers of this type of fine art. However, to create beautiful drawing You need to take into account several more important requirements regarding the necessary tools and materials.
Tricks to help a beginner
Inexperienced artists who are just practicing their skills in fine arts, it is useful to follow the recommendations of experienced artists.
How to draw a rose
If there are perfections on earth, then roses can rightfully be considered one of them. And how else can one explain such an incredible popularity of this plant.
This is interesting. Roses come from Persia (Iran). Rose is translated into Persian language as “gul”, which is derived from the second name of this state - Gulistan.
Petals can be directed towards each other, and not chaotically
To make the flower realistic, the lines must be soft and arched. It is better to draw such a rose with pencils: either simple or colored. This method of adding brightness will allow you to create the necessary volumes and shadows in the image. Moreover, coloring a flower is a necessary step in creating a realistic picture.
Instructions:
- We make a sketch of the stem tilted to the right and show the oval of the future rose.
Contour lines should be thin and smooth
- We draw the contours of the leaves, including the sepals.
Usually four sepals are depicted
- We detail the veins on the leaves and draw a second line for the stem to make it thicker.
Thicken the stem
- Let's move on to the image of small petals on a flower.
- We finish drawing the thorns on the stem.
Adding thorns at the leaf locations
- We show the characteristic teeth on the leaves.
Detailing the outlines of the leaves
- We are working on the tone of the rose.
We start with tinting the sepals
- Using light strokes we tint the stem of the flower. If the drawing is planned in pencil, then take a hard-soft simple pencil. If in color, then use the desired shade.
Make the spikes a little darker
- Using an eraser, we create gaps to give the drawing volume.
Instead of an eraser, you can use a piece of blotting paper
- Shade the lines and make the color of the flower rich.
Darkening the flower head
- Using an eraser, lightly rub the tone to give the flower a natural look.
Rub the tint with an eraser to add naturalness to the picture.
This is interesting. To see the location of the shadows in the picture, you need to squint a little and look at the picture: the dark areas will be the location of the shadows.
Video: draw a rose in 7 minutes
Photo gallery: how to draw a rose in bud
Using a hard pencil, draw the outline of the rose. Add leaves and stem. Using a soft pencil, add shadows to the rose petals. Draw the upper petals. Draw leaves with a soft pencil. Detailing the stem.
Video: pay attention to the shadows, or draw a rosebud
How to draw a blooming flower
Roses can be recognized from thousands of other plants by their multi-layered flowers. So you should pay attention to the process of drawing it Special attention. The simplest option would be to depict a flower using an auxiliary circle.
Instructions:
This is interesting. The ancient Romans considered the rose a symbol of silence, since if during a feast it was hung above the guests White Rose, then everyone understood that what was said at the table was a secret. It is to this belief that we owe the expression Sub rosa dictum (“I said under the rose”).
Photo gallery: how to draw a rose with a pen
We draw an oval of the bud and the stem of the rose. Approximately in the center of the oval we make lines reminiscent of a spiral - future petals. From the spirals we draw the petals, paying attention to all the folds and bends. We refine the drawing by thickening the lines. We add shadows to create volume.
How to quickly and easily draw a bouquet of roses
It turns out that drawing a bouquet of roses is sometimes easier than choosing a live arrangement in a store. All it takes is 5 steps.
Instructions:
This is interesting. Roses have often become images of legends. One of the most beautiful myths is the story of greek goddess beauty to Aphrodite. When she learned of the death of her beloved Adonis, she went to the mountains of Cyprus to find his body. But the prickly thorns and sharp-angled stones wounded her legs until they bled, and from these droplets falling to the ground, red roses grew.
Drawing roses in a vase
The image of flowers in a vase only at first glance seems more complex than just a drawing of a stem with a flower. In fact, there is nothing complicated about it. You just need to decide where to start: with roses or with a vase. It will be easier for novice creators to first draw flowers and then choose the appropriate shape for the vase. In our case, it will be a bouquet of three roses in a round simple vase.
Instructions:
Video: master class on depicting a vase with roses
Drawing roses with watercolors
Watercolor is a great way to paint any flowers. These colors give the image a unique grace. Especially when it comes to such delicate flowers as roses.
This is interesting. The basic rule of painting with watercolors: you can apply a layer of paint only when the previous one has dried well. Therefore, working with these paints takes a lot of time.
Instructions:
- Making a sketch of flowers.
- Apply the first layer of paint to each petal separately.
We sketch the flowers with a hard pencil so that the outlines can be easily erased or painted over
- We use pink and orange shades. To add brightness, add blue, cherry, and purple.
For the stem and leaves we use a green palette and blue color
- After complete drying, we proceed to the background, which is created in the form of color spots. First, lightly wet the paper, then make strokes.
Drawing the background in the form of spots allows you to create a blurred background
- Add shadows to the flower using yellow, blue and purple colors.
Add shadows to the outer rose petals
- Let's add depth to the background by adding another layer of color.
We enhance the brightness of the colors with another layer of watercolor
- We detail the roses by adding shadows and veins on the petals to some flowers.
Veins on the leaves are one of the ways to make the image more naturalistic
We draw roses with gouache
Professional artists recommend covering the sheet with contours with zinc white before painting the picture with gouache. They serve as a primer for subsequent paint application, and in addition, they allow you to avoid leaving unpainted areas on the finished image.
This is interesting. Zinc white is used to produce non-aqueous paint and varnish compounds. This white pigment has found application in all areas artistic creativity to create a base for applying paint, as well as to obtain a light tone of color.
Instructions:
- Draw a pencil sketch of a flower.
We start the gouache drawing with a pencil sketch of the contours of the flower
- Cover the sheet with zinc white.
After applying white, there is no need to wipe off the pencil outlines at the end
- We work on the background with wide multidirectional strokes, making them more saturated as they approach the flower.
We start work by working out the background
- At the bottom of the picture we make a green background, which acts as a figurative representation of the leaves of the flower.
The green background is a blurry image of the leaves
- We look for darkened areas of the rose, apply darker paint to them.
The flower is worked on from the center to the edges.
- We work on the medium-darkened parts of the flower with the same shade, but with the addition of white.
To slightly lighten the tone of the paint, add white
- We slightly blur the boundaries of the transitions with water.
Does your child want to learn how to draw and is cranky because he can’t draw flowers? You can easily and simply draw a rose if you do it step by step. This type of drawing is accessible even to the smallest, you just need to pick up a pencil and prepare Blank sheet and guided by our detailed instructions teach your child to draw such a wonderful flower as a rose.
So let's get started. Firstly set up a work desk. There is no other way, because the baby should feel like a real artist. A bright and free table is what you need. A comfortable chair for a child is also important, you don’t want the child to sit crouched or askew.
Secondly Let's prepare the artist's supplies:
- blank A4 sheets (no need to shred),
- a simple, better soft pencil,
- eraser,
- colored pencils or crayons (some people prefer paint).
Ready? Show your child the technological map. Don’t laugh, it’s called so complicated for you, dear adults, but for kids it’s just a template. To make the rose beautiful, we will draw it exactly according to the template. Explain to your child that step by step means in a clear sequence.
First step. First draw the stem. It doesn’t have to be straight, the stem can be slightly curved, because in nature there are no clear and regular lines. Our stem will go diagonally to the leaf. Draw a circle at the top of the stem with a thin line. 
Second step. Let's make the rose stem thicker and draw a second line for this. Let's outline the basics of leaves and thorns on it, but what would we do without them? In the ball - the future bud, in the very center we will draw a central petal with a curl.
Third step. Let's draw the leaves. Three things will do just fine. Don't draw the jagged edge yet. Let's add three more petals to the central petal in the bud, as if emerging from one another.
Fourth step. Let's draw the rest of the rose petals. Notice each subsequent row of flower petals is slightly larger than the previous one. Decorate the leaves of the rose with veins, pay attention child that our painted flower is looking more and more like a real one.
Fifth step. Erase extra lines in the bud so that only the petals remain. Draw a perianth on the rose - triangular sharp leaves peeking out from under the flower. make a carved jagged edge to all three leaves and add thorns.
All that remains is to paint. Although wait, the pot or maybe the rose will have a ribbon. Let the child come up with an addition to the flower himself. Ready? It's a matter of color. The petals are scarlet. stem dark green, dark thorns. Well, how did it turn out to be a rose? Be sure to date the drawing and place your child's drawing on a shelf or frame. I think drawing a rose was not difficult.
Good luck to you and your child in your creativity!
Rose is an amazingly beautiful flower with an interesting bud shape, graceful petals, and a rich palette of colors. It is not for nothing that the queen of flowers is present on many greeting cards, and artists love to depict her. Schoolchildren also like to draw roses to please their mother, grandmother, favorite teacher, or simply to admire a beautiful composition. Of course, children's masterpieces are simple and spontaneous, but adults can help a child improve his visual skills. So, for example, in various techniques You can successfully use step-by-step drawing.
Necessary tools and materials for drawing
For a fruitful creative activity for a schoolchild, adults, first of all, must equip him workplace- provide a spacious table. Great importance has a comfortable chair: the young artist should not sit bent over.
To work in various techniques you will need the following tools:
- sheets of white A4 paper;
- colored loose cardboard (for painting with gouache);
- a simple pencil (soft or hard-soft), always sharpened;
- eraser;
- colored pencils (as an option - wax crayons);
- gouache;
- watercolor paints;
- brushes of different thicknesses.
You can draw a rose using graphic techniques, colored pencils, paints
Another task for an adult is to prepare in advance technological maps with step-by-step drawing diagrams so that the child always has them at hand (these may well be photographs from thematic sites).
How to draw a rose with a pencil step by step
Rose - not only very beautiful flower, but also a rather complex object to draw (a bud consists of many petals nested one inside the other). But if the child draws it with a pencil step by step, then he will succeed.
There is no need to press too hard on the tool when applying the first strokes. The approximate outlines of the flower should be such that the student can easily erase them in case of a mistake. You can draw brighter lines at the final stage of work (you can use a soft pencil for this purpose).
Rose buds
A flower arrangement can consist of only a bud (or several), without a stem, surrounded by petals.
- First you should mark the center of the bud.
The first stage is the designation of the central part of the bud
- After this we arrange the petals around the center various shapes, below and above, on the sides. The degree of fluffiness of the flower depends on how much the artist extends the lines of the bud.
Petals of arbitrary shape should extend from the center in different directions
- Gradually the rose becomes more and more lush.
The queen of flowers is becoming more and more magnificent
- And finally, the charming bud is ready.
A lush bud has already been drawn
- The next stage of drawing is the image of leaves. They should also be different sizes and differ from each other in shape: some are intricately curved, others are more straight.
Leaves of different sizes and shapes are depicted around the bud.
- And the final touch - you need to mark the veins on the leaves to make them more realistic.
To make the image more realistic, you need to mark the veins on the leaves
Another way to depict a bud is to start with a spiral, gradually building petals around it.
The center of the rose bud resembles a spiral
Unblown rose buds also look charming. The base in this case will be a small semicircle - it is from this that the stem extends, and at the bottom the bud is surrounded by small green leaves. In the upper part you need to add a few petals: the degree of splendor of the flower depends on their number.
Drawing a half-closed bud begins with a semicircle, inside of which the petals are depicted
Rose with stem
The next version of a rose is a flower with a stem and leaves. Let the bud be almost closed again.
Drawing a rose in a vase
Roses in vases or pots look great in pictures. Getting started creative process, the young artist must decide where he will start his work: with a flower or a vase.
Coloring a sketch with colored pencils
After the child learns to draw roses realistically with a simple pencil, you can start coloring the silhouette with colored pencils or crayons. The following important points are taken into account.
As for the colors used, children most often depict roses as red. But this flower can have many other shades in the composition: pink, yellow, orange, lilac. Roses painted in a very dark shade of red - almost black - look spectacular.
Note that in their drawings, younger schoolchildren often simply fill the outlined outline with the desired color.
In the drawings of a primary school student there are usually no shadow transitions
The small shadow on the petals looks much more interesting in the picture.
At an older age, children can already identify a shadow
Another effective artistic solution is to have the petals edged in a different color (for example, purple or brown if the petal itself is pink or red).
The edging of the flower can be made in a different color - it always looks beautiful
Photo gallery: step-by-step drawing of a rose with a pencil
The basis of drawing a bud - big circle The drawing begins with a spiral. Petals are formed around the oval. The bud is drawn on the basis of the oval. You can start the drawing with both a flower and a pot. The shape of the bud resembles a heart.
Specifics of gouache painting for beginners
Children love to paint flowers with gouache. After all, the compositions always turn out bright and expressive. This technique is ideal for beginning artists: errors and inaccuracies can be masked without damaging the painting.
Since gouache is opaque and contains white, you need to paint from dark to light, but not vice versa. First, the child must decide on the composition and color palette, and then begins to paint the dark areas. Light highlights and color accents are indicated in the final work.
In gouache drawing special meaning has a background. It can be of two types.
- Uniform painting beyond the pencil sketch: the rose itself and the background are indicated by certain colors.
- Filling. First, the background of the picture is drawn up, and when it dries, the flower itself is drawn (as an option, you can initially use not white paper, and colored cardboard).
Let's consider specific examples drawing roses with gouache.
Bouquet of roses
Rose on a green background
Gouache is good because it allows you to paint on a dark background. So, for a rose you can choose a dark green base.
- Using a thin brush, draw a red rosebud.
Draw a red bud on a green background with a brush
- We blur the resulting image with water.
Blurring with water will create shimmering shades
- Using light green gouache we depict a thin stem and graceful leaves. The spines and veins on the leaves are marked with a darker shade of green.
Draw the stem and leaves in different shades of green
- Next, we make the bud more voluminous: we mark the boundaries of the petals with a light pink color.
We decorate the petals in the bud with pale pink color
- The final stage of the drawing is working on the background. Let's create beautiful tints using green strokes of dark and light shades.
Strokes light and dark green make the background more expressive
Features of painting with watercolors
Painting with watercolors is a more responsible job, since flaws will already be obvious. But this technique allows you to create delicate and exquisite flower arrangements. After some practice, the student will be able to draw quite realistic roses, which seem to emanate freshness.
First it's done again pencil sketch. The pattern should be slightly noticeable (no need to put pressure on the tool). Then comes work with watercolors. Be sure to wash the paint with water: it should be almost transparent, without a clearly defined color. When coloring a bud, it is better to use several shades to make the rose look natural.
It is better to secure the paper with tape or tacks: when it gets wet and then dries, unsightly waves may form.
Let's look at a specific example.
- The first stage is a pencil sketch of a rose.
The lines of the pencil sketch should be thin and dim
- We dilute the raspberry paint heavily with water and apply it to the surface of the bud using a thick brush. We denote the lower part of it with light green watercolor (also very diluted).
The bud is painted with highly diluted crimson paint.
- When the initial layer dries, the edges of the petals are shaded with warm-colored paints. The background is indicated by a dark, cold tone (for example, purple). This will visually make the rose brighter. In this case, the light parts of the rose are shaded with a dark tone, and the dark ones, respectively, with a light tone. Color heterogeneity is welcome: the image will be more natural. To mark the veins on the petals you will need a thin brush. She works on the base and middle of the bud. It is important not to overdo it with dark shades: otherwise the pattern may become “cartoonish”.
The image becomes realistic due to color heterogeneity
- The final part of the work is decorating the background. Here you can experiment with shades of green, and also use yellow, purple, pink and blue. An interesting technique - those shades that are present in the palette of the rose itself are added to the corners of the background. This will balance the composition, making it warmer and more harmonious.
It's good if color palette roses and background will overlap
Photo gallery: interesting ideas for painting with watercolors
Yellow roses: the composition is original in its simplicity. The effect is created due to the delicate color of the rose and a dark (almost black) background. Rainbow roses (by E. Kokorina) Tenderness itself: the flowers merge with the background Subtle aroma life (author A. Smilyanskaya)
Photo gallery: step-by-step painting with gouache and watercolor
Due to the shades of color, a volume effect is created (watercolor) An original contrast between the background and the bud (gouache) The bud, leaves and stem are successively painted over with watercolor
Drawing from notebook cells
An interesting technique that children usually love is drawing by cells. This method allows you to create entire paintings, because it does not require special visual skills, but only attention, patience and perseverance. This activity is also a great way to relax. Girls love to decorate their diaries with such flowers.
The child is offered a template where each cell is painted a certain color, all together they make up a drawing, in this case beautiful rose.
Let's consider different variants drawing roses by cells.
Most easy way images when the bud and stem with leaves are monochromatic, for example, painted in bright red and green.
The simplest option with a single-color bud
You can only draw a bud by cells: in this case, the emphasis is on the play of shades (burgundy, light and dark lilac).
You can draw only the bud in the cells, paying attention to the play of shades
By coloring the bud, you can play with all the colors of the rainbow - the image will turn out to be very original.
You can play with the most different colors, coloring the bud
Another interesting option- play with the location of the petals and bud.
The bud hid in the leaves
Photo gallery: interesting ideas for drawing by cells for a child
The contours of the roses are indicated in black. The original shape of the bud with twisted petals 
There are many shades of lilac in the bud. The image consists of various shades red and green
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Tea rose in watercolor: original background design (sprinkling salt over paint)
Delicate rose with dew drops (watercolor)
Learn to draw a rose in watercolor
Blooming bud: gouache
Of course, painted flowers are not as beautiful as real ones, but if they are created by a child’s hand, the composition takes on special value. Such a gift cannot be compared with the most gorgeous bouquet. Step by step drawing will help the student draw a rose in pencil with its intricate arrangement of petals in a bud and color it as realistically as possible. You should also encourage the child’s desire to show his own imagination and bring something of his own into the picture. After all, the art of drawing is also a wonderful way of relaxation and finding peace of mind.
Roses are quite a popular flower and are especially popular as a symbol of love. Draw a rose not easy - they consist of many layers of petals. You need to be careful when adding them one at a time to the design before darkening the whole structure. In this tutorial I will briefly show you how to do it if you want draw a rose from a sketch, without reference to photographs of real flowers. If you want to work from photographs, you can find any on the Internet.
You should get a drawing like this:
How to draw a rose
What you will need:
- hard pencil (HB);
- a pencil of medium softness (2B or slightly less);
- soft pencil (5B or less);
- paper;
- sharpener.
Step 1
Start by drawing a drop/egg outline with a hard pencil. This will be the inner rosebud. The pencil should barely touch the paper.
Step 2
Draw the "opening" part.
Step 3
Draw petals inside.
Step 4
Enclose these petals in a heart-shaped outline - this will be the border of the next petals.
Step 5
Connect the “heart” with the rest of the bud - you get a petal shape.
Step 6
One more heart...
...connected to the bud.
Step 7
Draw the heart again, but this time make it less smooth and more open.
The lines connecting it to the bud will create the effect of depth if you direct them correctly.
Step 8
At this stage we need to add more petals. Their placement will be more difficult in the future, so be careful:
Step 9
We need to fit the bud into a “bowl” of petals. First let's draw the small petals...
...and then bigger petals.
Step 10
The remaining petals should slope down more and more.
Step 11
When you're done, trace the lines you want to highlight in the final drawing, applying pressure to the pencil.
Step 12
Take a softer pencil and darken the inner parts of the rose. Draw with light strokes first...
...and then press harder to create a rich shadow.
Step 13
Using the same pencil, place accents on the tips of the petals. Don't highlight everything!
Step 14
Take the hard pencil again and use it to outline the light texture of the “lit” parts. The more shadow there is on the fragment, the brighter you need to draw the lines.
Step 15
Take your softest pencil and add the finishing touches to the shading - especially in the darkest creases.
Fabulous! Now you know how to draw a rose with a pencil!
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The most famous and sought after flower at all times is the rose. It is not surprising that there is often interest in how to draw a rose. After all, it is given as a gift for various holidays, depicted in illustrations on greeting cards etc. This can be easily explained, because despite the sharp thorns, the rose has an incredibly pleasant smell and exquisite appearance. Count a large number of types and forms of petals of this flower, but today in my step by step lesson, we will learn to draw a standard rose. Regardless of the fact that the drawing is depicted with a simple pencil, the appearance of a beautiful flower does not lose its power.
Tools and materials:
- White sheet of paper.
- A simple pencil.
- Eraser.
Stages of work:
Photo 1. First of all, we create the shape of the future flower, namely, we draw a circle:
Photo 2. Let's draw another shape in the middle of the circle. In its shape it will resemble a grain:
Photo 3. We begin to draw the middle of the rose. In the center, the petals fit very tightly to each other, so let’s outline their peeking tips:
Photo 4. On the right we add a petal. His top part will have a sharp end. Don't forget this considering all the petals. Please note that the growth of the petal begins from the central round shape:
Photo 5. On the left we will draw another petal, and also outline a shadow on it. It is located at the base:
Photo 6. Now let's draw the petal on top. It is located between the two petals and will resemble a slightly square shape:
Photo 7. We continue to add the petals of our rose. This time we will draw small curved petals on the left and bottom:
Photo 8. The outermost petals will be the largest of the entire flower. We make the ends sharp and the shape a little square:
Photo 9. We complete the construction of the rose. It’s not scary if the ends of the petals slightly extend beyond the previously outlined circle. After all, this flower does not have strictly defined boundaries:
Photo 10. Use an eraser to remove all unnecessary lines:
Photo 11. We begin to apply a shadow to the middle of the rose. We make strokes from the place of petal growth to the top:
Photo 12. Let's draw the edges of the petals and the center, outline their clear shape:
Photo 13. From the middle we continue to cast a shadow on the nearby petals. The place where the petals grow will always be darker than the edges:
Photo 14. We will draw a shadow where the petals grow, and also add a little along the edge. This technique allows you to make the drawing more voluminous:
Photo 15. We continue to add shadow to the remaining petals, mainly to the right side of the rose:
Photo 16. We finish working on the shadow on the flower. We make the left part of the petals darker than the rest, because the light falls in to a greater extent on right:
