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Shamrocks are natives of clover that have bright green leaves. Drawing a shamrock is simple once you know how to make the leaves and the stem. All you need is something to draw with and a piece of paper!
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Method 1 Method 1 of 2:
Drawing a Simple Shamrock
1 Draw a circle that’s the size you want your shamrock to be. You’ll be erasing this circle later on, so sketch it lightly. For now, you’ll use it as a reference point for drawing the shamrock’s leaves.
The circle doesn’t need to be perfect, but you can use a protractor or compass to draw it if you’re having trouble.
2 Make 8 small circles around the inner perimeter of the circle you drew. Draw the circles in pairs of 2 so there’s a little bit of space in between each pair. These circles will be the leaves. Advertisement
3 Draw a thin, curved rectangle coming out of the center of the big circle. This rectangle will be the shamrock’s stem.
Make the rectangle thinner at the end inside of the circle and thicker at the end outside of the circle.
4 Connect the pairs of circles to finish the leaves. To connect the pairs, draw curved lines coming off the ends of them and have the lines meet in the middle of the space between the pairs. It’s almost like you’re drawing the top of a heart shape.
5 Erase the big circle and any unnecessary lines. Once the big circle and extra lines are gone, your shamrock is finished!
Don’t worry if you accidentally erase the wrong line. You can just sketch it back in afterward.
6 Color in your shamrock with green. You can use green markers, colored pencils, or paints to color in your shamrock. You can also go over the outline with black so it stands out more.[1]XResearch source Advertisement
Method 2 Method 2 of 2:
Making a Traditional Shamrock
1 Draw a circle that’s divide into 3 equal sections. You’ll use this circle as a reference point for drawing the leaves of your shamrock, so make it about the same size as you want your shamrock to be. Make 3 evenly spaced lines that meet in the center of the circle to divide it into 3 equal sections.
You can use a ruler or a protractor to measure the sections inside of the circle to make sure they’re even.
2 Draw 3 heart shapes that overlap at the center of the circle. Each heart should be centered over 1 of the 3 lines you drew inside of the circle. The narrow bottoms of the hearts should overlap at the center, and the rounded points at the tops should fall along the perimeter of the circle.[2]XResearch source
These heart shapes will be the outlines of your shamrock’s leaves.
3 Erase any lines outside of the heart shapes. This includes the circle you drew at the beginning, as well as any other lines that are outside of the hearts. Once you erase these lines, just the leaves of your shamrock should be left.
4 Draw a long, curved triangle coming out of the center to make the stem. The thin point at the top of the triangle should be in the center of the shamrock’s leaves. The base of the triangle should extend down outside of the leaves.[3]XResearch source
5 Color in your shamrock with different shades of green. Use a light green to color in the tips of the leaves, the stem, and the lines in between the leaves. Then, go back in with a darker green and fill in the rest of your shamrock.[4]XResearch source
When you’re done coloring in your shamrock, your drawing is finished!
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Co-authored by: Kyle Hall wikiHow Staff Writer This article was co-authored by wikiHow staff writer, Kyle Hall. Kyle Hall works on the content team at wikiHow. He helps manage our team of editors and creates content for a variety of wikiHow projects. Kyle continually looks for new ways to improve the content at wikiHow and make it more helpful and enjoyable for readers. He graduated from Eckerd College in 2015, where he majored in Political Science. This article has been viewed 49,223 times. 25 votes - 75% Co-authors: 8Updated: December 8, 2021 Views: 49,223Article SummaryX
To draw a shamrock, start by lightly sketching a circle that’s divided into 3 equal sections. Then, draw 3 heart shapes that overlap at the center of the circle, which will be the leaves of your shamrock. Once you’ve drawn the leaves, erase any lines that are outside of them. Next, draw a long, curved triangle that extends down from the center of the leaves and goes outside of the leaves to make the stem. Finally, color in your shamrock with different shades of green to finish your drawing! Did this summary help you?YesNo
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1 Draw a circle that’s the size you want your shamrock to be. You’ll be erasing this circle later on, so sketch it lightly. For now, you’ll use it as a reference point for drawing the shamrock’s leaves. 
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