• Home
  • Art History
  • Artists
  • Artworks
    • Paintings
    • Sculptures
  • Painting
    • Color Theory
    • Watercolor
  • Drawing
    • Animal Drawing
    • Human Anatomy Drawing
    • Coloring Pages
  • Other Art Forms
    • Architecture
    • Photography
    • Art Industry
  • eBooks
No Result
View All Result
  • Home
  • Art History
  • Artists
  • Artworks
    • Paintings
    • Sculptures
  • Painting
    • Color Theory
    • Watercolor
  • Drawing
    • Animal Drawing
    • Human Anatomy Drawing
    • Coloring Pages
  • Other Art Forms
    • Architecture
    • Photography
    • Art Industry
  • eBooks
No Result
View All Result
No Result
View All Result

How to Draw a Lotus Flower – Create Your Own Lotus Sketch

artincontext by artincontext
August 22, 2022
in Drawing
How to draw a Lotus
Share on FacebookShare on PinterestShare on Twitter

The lotus flower is an important symbol in many cultures. Blooming at the beginning of each day, lotus flowers have come to represent strength, resilience, and rebirth. In today’s drawing tutorial, we are going to show you how to draw a lotus step-by-step with our easy instructions! Once you have selected your drawing tools, we can begin our easy lotus drawing.

Table of Contents

  • 1 A Step-by-Step Lotus Flower Drawing Tutorial
    • 1.1 Step 1: Construct the Seed Pod of Your Lotus Flower Sketch 
    • 1.2 Step 2: Draw the Main Flower Petals
    • 1.3 Step 3: Add the Side Petals to Your Lotus Flower Drawing
    • 1.4 Step 4: Outline the Bottom Lotus Flower Petals
    • 1.5 Step 5: Create the Seed Pod and Stem
    • 1.6 Step 6: Add the First Coat of Color to Your Lotus Flower Sketch 
    • 1.7 Step 7: Color the Seed Pod and Stem    
    • 1.8 Step 8: Add Some Lightening to the Sketch
    • 1.9 Step 9: Create Texture on Your Lotus Flower Drawing
    • 1.10 Step 10: Enhance the Texture of the Lotus Flower
    • 1.11 Step 11: Start Shading Your Easy Lotus Drawing
    • 1.12 Step 12: Highlight the Seed Pod        
    • 1.13 Step 13: Finalize the Stem of Your Lotus Flower 
    • 1.14 Step 14: Finalize Your Entire Lotus Flower Sketch
  • 2 Our Flower Drawing Tutorials
  • 3 Frequently Asked Questions
    • 3.1 Is It Difficult to Learn How to Draw a Lotus?
    • 3.2 How to Draw a Lotus Step-by-Step?

 

 

A Step-by-Step Lotus Flower Drawing Tutorial

Join us in learning how to draw a lotus flower in our easy-to-follow guide. We will start with the basics by outlining the necessary shapes for our lotus flower drawing before moving on to add color, texture, and highlights to make our drawing look as realistic as possible.

The below collage shows each of the 14 steps taken to achieve the final result, and demonstrates what your lotus flower sketch will look like along the way. 

how to draw lotus step by step

Whether you are a professional artist or merely starting our, our easy lotus drawing tutorial will teach you how to draw a lotus in no time.

Select the drawing supplies that you will be using today and let’s get started!

 

Step 1: Construct the Seed Pod of Your Lotus Flower Sketch 

To begin your drawing, locate the center of your drawing area (whether it is on a piece of paper or a tablet). Draw a horizontal oval shape, which will be the main center of your lotus flower.

This will also represent the seed pod.

 

 

 

 

lotus drawing 1

 

Step 2: Draw the Main Flower Petals

After drawing the middle of your lotus flower, you will need to add the main flower petals. Draw your top petals around the seed pod, making sure to sketch them in a somewhat standing position.

lotus drawing 02

 

Step 3: Add the Side Petals to Your Lotus Flower Drawing

We will continue to draw our petals at this step of our lotus flower sketch tutorial. Around the top petals that you drew in the above step, sketch some side petals, making sure to spread them out quite widely.

In order to fill out the lotus flower, you should draw five side petals.

lotus drawing 03

 

Step 4: Outline the Bottom Lotus Flower Petals

This is the last step that requires you to add petals to your lotus flower sketch. Below the side petals that you have already drawn, you will need to add some bottom petals. When drawing these bottom petals, sketch them with a slight angle so that your drawing looks more realistic.

lotus drawing 04

 

Step 5: Create the Seed Pod and Stem

Now that all of your petals have been drawn, we can move on to the seed pod and stem of your lotus flower drawing! In your oval, which represents your seed pod, add some small spiky edges throughout the center. 

To create your stem, simply draw two straight vertical lines underneath your bottom petals.

lotus drawing 05

 

Step 6: Add the First Coat of Color to Your Lotus Flower Sketch 

We can now add a base coat of color to your easy lotus drawing! Using a regular paintbrush, select a pink color and evenly paint the entire lotus flower. Make sure to leave the stem unpainted, as it will be painted using a different color.

lotus drawing 06

 

Step 7: Color the Seed Pod and Stem    

At this step, we will finish with our base coat of colors for your lotus flower sketch. Moving onto the seed pod that you drew in step five, take a small brush and some yellow paint to fill this section. 

With a regular paintbrush and some dark green paint, evenly color the stem.

lotus drawing 07

 

Step 8: Add Some Lightening to the Sketch

Once our base coat of color has been applied, we can start to add some light and shade to our lotus flower drawing. With a soft, small paintbrush and some white paint, gently brush the color from the middle of the flower in an upwards direction. This will help to add some structure to each petal and will enhance the texture that we will be adding in the next step!

lotus drawing 08

 

Step 9: Create Texture on Your Lotus Flower Drawing

This is where we will begin to add some texture to our easy lotus drawing. Take a fine, sharp paintbrush and a darker shade of pink, and begin to lightly add some texture around the edges of the petals and inside the whole flower.

In order to create a realistic effect, swipe your paintbrush across the lightened areas to create fine textures.

lotus drawing 09

 

Step 10: Enhance the Texture of the Lotus Flower

At this stage of the drawing tutorial, we will enhance the texture in our lotus flower sketch that we added in the above step. With a sharp paintbrush and some dark pink paint, apply more delicate texture marks along the curves and body of each petal. To complete this step, take a smaller paintbrush and more dark pink paint to lightly add a darker coat along the edges of each petal.

lotus drawing 10

 

Step 11: Start Shading Your Easy Lotus Drawing

Now that all of our texture has been added, we can focus on the shading in our lotus flower sketch. Select a small paintbrush and light purple paint to gently apply a casted shadow onto the bottom lotus petals, and around the bottom edges of each petal. In order to apply some light shading around the gaps of each petal, take a small paintbrush, a mixture of yellow and red paint, and begin to lightly dab the bottom of each middle petal.

You will need to repeat this step with the middle top petals to give them all a “glow”.

lotus flower sketch

 

Step 12: Highlight the Seed Pod        

Before we begin to finalize our drawing, we will need to add some highlights to the seed pod. With a small soft brush and some white paint, dab the middle of the seed pod to highlight the center. Complete this step by adding additional highlights to the seed pod tips with a soft paintbrush and orange paint. Finally, blend all of the colors at the bottom of your seed pod.

draw a lotus

 

Step 13: Finalize the Stem of Your Lotus Flower 

Now that we are finished painting the lotus flower, we can quickly add some texture to our flower stem. Using a soft paintbrush and some dark green paint, lightly add some texture and structure to the stem. Take another paintbrush and black paint to add some shading to the stem.

You will only add shading to one side of the stem, making sure that it faces towards the other side without the black paint. This will make your drawing seem as realistic as possible.

easy lotus drawing

 

Step 14: Finalize Your Entire Lotus Flower Sketch

In the final step, you will finish off your lotus flower drawing by removing any visible outlines. Take a sharp paintbrush and the corresponding colors of each section to trace over the entire outline of the lotus flower. This will result in a seamless drawing without any harsh outlines remaining.

lotus flower drawing

 

Congratulations, you have just learned how to draw a lotus step-by-step! As you can see, learning how to draw a lotus flower is not complicated at all, and now that you have mastered this process, you can create your own lotus flower drawings for any occasion. We hope that you enjoyed our tutorial on easy lotus drawing, and that you will join us again for more exciting drawing guides!

 

 

Our Flower Drawing Tutorials

  • Flower Drawing Basics
  • Tulip Drawing
  • Hydrangea Drawing
  • Lily Flower Drawing
  • Poppy Flower Drawing
  • Orchid Drawing
  • Magnolia Flower Drawing
  • Hibiscus Flower Drawing
  • Calla Lily Drawing
  • Peony Flower Drawing
  • Daffodil Drawing
  • Dandelion Drawing
  • Daisy Flower Drawing
  • Sunflower Drawing
  • Cherry Blossom Drawing
  • Rose Drawing
  • Forget-Me-Not Flower Drawing

 

 

Frequently Asked Questions

 

Is It Difficult to Learn How to Draw a Lotus?

Not at all! In general, drawing can be very daunting at first, especially if you have never done it much before, but our easy tutorial makes creating a lotus flower sketch very easy! Simply follow along with each step and learn how to draw a lotus flower in no time.

 

How to Draw a Lotus Step-by-Step?

In our drawing tutorial, we have provided you with 14 detailed, yet straightforward, steps to follow in order to create your very own lotus flower drawing. In order to draw a lotus sketch as realistically as possible, focus on the shading and texture that you add to your drawing, and remember to have fun!

 

Related Posts

kawaii coloring pages
Coloring Pages

Kawaii Coloring Pages – The cutest Free Kawaii Coloring Sheets

by artincontext
March 18, 2023
How to Draw a Hedgehog
Animal Drawing Tutorials

How to Draw a Hedgehog – Create an Adorable Hedgehog Sketch

by artincontext
March 17, 2023
How to Draw a Monkey
Animal Drawing Tutorials

How to Draw a Monkey – Create an Adorable Monkey Drawing

by artincontext
March 16, 2023

Online Color Mixer

color mixer button

Sign up for our Art Newsletter

artincontext newsletter2

GET YOUR ART NEWSLETTER

Get the latest information and tips about everything Art with our bi-weekly newsletter

Thank you for subscribing to the artincontext.org newsletter.

Copyright © 2023 by artincontext.org

  • Web Stories
  • About
  • Team
  • Contact
  • Privacy Policy
  • Legal Notice
  • Affiliate Disclosure
No Result
View All Result
  • Home
  • Art History
  • Artists
  • Artworks
    • Paintings
    • Sculptures
  • Painting
    • Color Theory
    • Watercolor
  • Drawing
    • Animal Drawing
    • Human Anatomy Drawing
    • Coloring Pages
  • Other Art Forms
    • Architecture
    • Photography
    • Art Industry
  • eBooks

Copyright © 2023 by artincontext.org