How to Draw a Violet Flower (Easy Step by Step)
This violet flower has a happy face and a puffy five-petal top, so it is a great first flower to draw. It is built from round bumps, a long skinny stem, two pointy leaves, and a few simple curved lines. If you can draw a circle and a smile, you can draw this.
- Easy
- 10 minutes
- 7 steps
You need: paper, a pencil, an eraser, and crayons or markers for coloring.
Start drawing
In this article (7 sections)
How to draw a violet flower step by step
How to Draw a Violet Flower · tinyhandscreate.com
Step 1: Guide shapes
Lightly sketch this oval. It only shows where the big parts go, so press softly. You will erase it at the end.
Step 2: Top petal
Near the top of the page, draw a small rounded bump like an upside-down U or a little rainbow. Leave the bottom open, because the other petals will join it.
Step 3: Other four petals
Draw a round bump on the left and another on the right, starting where the top bump ends. Then add a bump lower down on each side, and leave a small gap at the bottom between them so the petals make a puffy flower shape.
Step 4: The stem
From the bottom middle of the flower, draw two lines going straight down, close together, like a long skinny stretched oval. Leave the bottom open.
Step 5: Two leaves
On each side of the stem, draw a leaf shaped like a pointy oval, like a lemon lying on its side. Start each leaf at the stem, curve out and down, and come back to the stem.
Step 6: Face and petal lines
Draw two round dots for eyes in the middle of the flower, side by side. Add a small curved smile below them, like a tiny bowl, and three short notch lines where the petals meet.
Step 7: Leaf veins
Inside each leaf, draw one slightly curved line from near the stem toward the leaf's tip. Then close the bottom of the stem with a tiny curve.
All done!
Erase the guide shapes, go over your lines, then color it in.
Finished your violet flower? Keep the pencils out and learn how to draw a mushroom or how to draw a sunflower next.
Tips for drawing a violet flower
- Draw the top petal first, then make the other petals about the same size so the flower looks balanced.
- Keep the two stem lines close together and nearly parallel, since a wide stem will make the flower look heavy.
- Make the two eyes the same size and put the smile right between them, a little lower down.
Free violet flower coloring page
Want to go straight to coloring? Open this violet flower 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 violet flower drawing
Color the petals purple or violet and the eyes dark, with green for the stem and leaves. For a twist, give each petal a different shade of purple, from light lilac to deep grape.
Violet flower fun fact for kids
Violets are small flowers that often grow in shady woods and lawns in spring, and the petals of some kinds are safe to eat, like in a salad or on a cake.
Questions about drawing a violet flower
What shapes do I need to draw a violet flower?
You need rounded bumps for the five petals, two long lines for the stem, and pointy ovals for the leaves. The face is just two dots and a curved smile.
How do I make my flower look cuter?
Keep the smile small and the eyes round and the same size. Round, puffy petals also make it look friendlier.
Why do my petals look uneven?
Start with a light oval for the whole flower head and fit the bumps around it. You can also draw the top petal first and match the others to its size.
