How To Draw A Cherry Blossom: 10 Steps (with Pictures)

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Cherry blossoms are a big symbol of spring. There are many ways to draw them, but by just focusing on the flower's basic parts, like the petal, filaments, and anthers, you can easily recreate the basic appearance of a cherry blossom.

Steps

1. 1 Research cherry blossoms. Get an idea of what different designs look like so you're ready to draw them.
2. 2 Draw circles with five petals in different angles. As you can observe in real life, flowers are not just shown in one angle, but in many. Drawing them from different angles like in front, side, or back adds realism to your art.
   • for the front and back angle, the circle is usually a perfect circle, while in side-view, it's an oval shape, because the flower is flat and not a sphere. Imagine a piece of paper in the shape of a circle; when you look in front, it's a perfect shape, but as you move or rotate it at the sides in different degrees of angles, it becomes an oval until it completely becomes thin in 90 degrees.
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3. 3 Draw lines from the circle outwards to form the filaments. The filaments are one of the basic parts of the cherry blossom. Make sure to incorporate the angle you want it to be. Think of sticks or people standing, as you also go in different directions or angles. The line changes, rotates, and increases or decreases its length.
4. 4 Draw thick dots at the ends of the filaments to make the anthers. The anthers are an important part of the cherry blossom. Think of the ball of a pin, positioned in different angles.
5. 5 Color the petals in different colors depending on the species of the cherry blossom. Cherry blossoms aren't just one shade of pink. Different species of cherry blossoms comes in different shades of pink to white. There can even be color blending on the petals. The blending of the petals can be dark to light, or light to dark from the inner to the outer. The center of the flower is usually colored in different shades of dark pink, and white cherry blossoms usually have a dark green to olive green color.
6. 6 Draw some additional parts like the stem, leaves, or branches. Add them to make the scene of the Cherry Blossom Complete. Because a Cherry Blossom can't stand alone without something to hold it. Not only just the flower, the leaves, stems, and branches are an important part of the tree.
7. 7 Color the remaining parts. We can't just leave the remaining parts colorless and lifeless. Give it life by putting color in it. Add some texture to make it look a bit natural.
8. 8 Try drawing different styles of petals and use different color palettes. The different species of cherry blossoms not only differ in color, but also in petal shapes. Some have a bit of a spiky appearance, while some are roundly shaped.
   • Look up pictures of real cherry blossoms. You can observe from nature, that there are more styles of petals in different forms. You can even experiment and try inventing your own style.
9. 9 Experiment more with the angles, shading, and overall appearance. Using the different designs and colors, try to keep it more diverse as possible. Here are some examples of more Cherry Blossom ideas.
10. 10 Work your way up to drawing clusters of blossoms. You might be able to make a cherry blossom tree with great detail. Advertisement

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• Practice drawing shapes like circles and petals in different angles. Thanks Helpful 0 Not Helpful 0
• Experiment with different shades of pink and green to make new interesting colors that might help make your flower have a better look. Thanks Helpful 1 Not Helpful 0
• Observe a lot of real life cherry blossom pictures and study to learn more about how the petals and other parts are formed, it might also give you a better understanding. Thanks Helpful 0 Not Helpful 0

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Warnings

• Don't make the anthers too thick. Thanks Helpful 8 Not Helpful 2
• Don't add too many filaments or it will look hairy. Thanks Helpful 8 Not Helpful 3
• You don't need to add more complicated details if you want to keep it simple. Thanks Helpful 8 Not Helpful 3

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