HOW TO DRAW ROSES

Start by marking the dimensions of the roses. In this tutorial, we will learn how to draw two types of roses – closed and opened one. For the blooming rose draw two concentric circles. The inner-circle marks the rose center and shouldn’t be too big or too small. For the rose with closed petals, we need just one circle guideline.

Now let’s refine the shape of the rosebud. The new shape is based on the first circle but is smaller at the top. Don’t worry if it doesn’t look symmetrical at this stage.

Draw random swirls and shapes that will stand for the petals that are nor opened yet. A few are enough.

This one is important. Start from where the gathered petals ended and draw an “S” line to the rosebud bottom. Repeat the shape at its upper part as if the petal was twisted.

Do the same thing as in Step 4, but let it end around the middle of the first petal.

This is where drawing a closed rose ends. The next steps are only to add sepals, stem and of course thorns.

This is the petal that you should pay the most attention to. Notice how it goes at an angle and covers part of the bud. Also notice that it ends after the “S” shape. It is essential to overlap the “S”!

Start by drawing 2 slightly larger petals opposite to each other. The shapes are irregular – not too perfectly rounded nor edgy. Notice that one of the rose petals is twisted again – this will add to the realism of the drawing.

Remember that each petals level is slightly larger than the previous one and that the petals are overlapping each other.

Continue adding overlapping levels of petals until you reach the guideline from Step 1. Notice that come of the petals are twisted and that some have a small triangular cutout at the edge.

The leaves of roses have a quite common shape and shouldn’t be a problem for you to draw them.

Roses come in all colors – white, yellow, pink, red and even black. In this tutorial, we will shade a classic red dress but feel free to play with colors and test different outcomes. After you lay down the base flat color the one thins you should remember for the proper coloring is: always put a shadow under the petal. Just make sure the shadows are not from end-to-end since this may look boring.

In the last step, we can add some highlights is a lighter color only where the petals are twisted. To add the white sparkles and dots you can use a white gel pen

I hope you had fun with our “How to draw Roses” step by step tutorial!

Happy drawing!