Tulip - Sketch with a pencil, the red is the guide.

After the sketch is done, ink with a fine liner and color in the carnation.

After the flower is done, draw a stem down from the body and add more leaves.

There should be an odd number of petals to give it a full umbrella look.

For the final row of petals, draw the petals stacked behind the first row of petals.

For the next petals, draw the next 3 petals behind the first petal with the same step as before.

For the flower petals, start from the center of the body and draw a rectangular shape upwards with a top of the petal having jagged edges then draw the line back down to the body.

Add leaves under the body, 2 hugging the body and 2 downwards.

Take your LePen Drawing and sketching the body of the carnation (calyx), draw an elongated U shape then connect the shape with a V.

Carnation - Sketch with a pencil then a fineliner to ink.

Ready? Let's get started! How to Draw a Carnation To get started you'll need some paper, a pencil, some drawing pens in multiple point sizes for drawing lines in different thicknesses (we love Le Pen Drawing for this), and if you want to add some color you'll need some markers like Le Plume Permanent, which are great for drawing comics and anime, or Le Plume II, which are perfect for coloring! Who knows, you might just find your favorite subject to draw after practicing some of these doodling tutorials! Doodling Supplies Doodling helps you practice different styles, shapes, and figures without needing to commit to a big project or something that ends up looking 'finished'. Luckily, drawing is fun, so practicing is easy! To get better at drawing and to help you find your signature style, it's a good idea to doodle whenever you can.

If you're just getting started drawing, it might seem a little intimidating! It takes time and patience to work up your skills to the point where what you envision in your head is what comes out on paper.

Small doodling