How to Draw a Flower in a Pot (Easy Step by Step)
A flower in a pot is a happy drawing to make because it is built from circles, loops, and straight lines. You will draw one circle for the middle, eight round petals, a long stem, two pointy leaves, and a pot with a smiling face. Once you know the petal trick, you can fill a whole garden.
- Easy
- 12 minutes
- 7 steps
You need: paper, a pencil, an eraser, and crayons or markers for coloring.
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How to draw a flower in a pot step by step
How to Draw a Flower in a Pot · tinyhandscreate.com
Step 1: Center, petal starts, stem
Draw a circle near the top of your page for the middle of the flower. Add short little lines sticking out around the circle, a rounded petal shape hanging below it, and a long straight stem going down from that petal.
Step 2: The top petals
Draw three rounded petals across the top of the circle. Each one is a fat loop that starts at one of the little lines and comes back down to the next.
Step 3: The side petals
Draw four more petals, two on the left and two on the right, so the flower looks like a round daisy. Make each one a fat loop that joins the little lines beside it.
Step 4: Two leaves
Draw a pointy oval leaf on each side of the stem, near the bottom. Start each leaf at the stem and sweep it up and out to a point.
Step 5: The pot rim
Draw a wide rectangle with rounded corners across the bottom of the stem. This is the top edge of the flower pot.
Step 6: The pot
Under the rim, draw two slanted lines that go down and a little toward each other. Join them at the bottom with a flat line and soft corners.
Step 7: A happy face
Draw two small dots for eyes in the middle of the pot. Between them, a little lower, draw a curved smile.
All done!
Go over your lines with a marker, then color it in.
Finished your flower in a pot? Keep the pencils out and learn how to draw a firefly or how to draw a mountain next.
Tips for drawing a flower in a pot
- Draw the center circle first and keep it a little smaller than you think. The petals need room to fit around it.
- Think of each petal as a fat teardrop with the thin end touching the circle. If a petal looks wobbly, that is fine, since real petals are never exactly the same.
- Make the pot rim wider than the pot body, and draw the two sides leaning in toward the bottom. Put the face in the middle so it sits nicely between the sides.
Free flower in a pot coloring page
Want to go straight to coloring? Open this flower in a pot coloring page at full size and print it. It is the same drawing you just learned, with clean lines ready for crayons or markers.
How to color your flower in a pot drawing
Try yellow or pink petals with an orange center, green leaves and stem, and a terracotta pot. For a fun twist, give every petal a different color so the flower looks like a rainbow.
Flower in a pot fun fact for kids
Many flower pots are made of terracotta, a word that means "baked earth" in Italian. The clay is baked in a very hot oven called a kiln, which turns it hard and orange-brown.
Questions about drawing a flower in a pot
What shapes do I need to draw a flower in a pot?
You need a circle for the center, rounded teardrop loops for the petals, a long line for the stem, two pointy ovals for the leaves, and a rectangle and a trapezoid for the pot.
How do I make my flower pot look cuter?
Add a smiling face with two round eyes and a small curved mouth. Keep the face low and in the middle of the pot.
How do I draw petals that look even?
Draw the little lines around the center circle first, spaced out like the spokes of a wheel. Then draw one petal loop between each pair of lines so the spacing stays balanced all the way around.
