It’s a busy Monday – but hopefully I kept the video tight enough to cover it all without taking up your day! There are three parts –
- How to draw a sunflower, using a compass
- Free downloadable sunflowers if you’d rather only color
- A new Copic flowers class
Video
Watch the video below or click here to see it on YouTube.
This sunflower is hopefully easier than you had imagined! The steps, short form:
- Draw a circle for the full flower. Divide that circle in half so you can draw a second circle for the disk full of ray florets (oooh fancy word) in the middle.
- Draw a horizontal and vertical line through the middle, then criss cross, then one between each of those – that will give you 16 petals evenly spaced.
- Begin to create petals, rotating between different shapes – some small, some curled, some normal.
- Add veins with darker (harder pressure) on the inside where it attaches to the disk.
- Draw spiral lines and create scribbles around them.
- Shade the inside of the concave center, and add a little shading to the outer edge of the disk.
- Be proud of your drawing!
Free Printable Sunflowers
Click on any photo to go to the site offering these free images – and send them a thank you by email, or even better on their social media….and maybe buy something else while you’re on their site!
New Realistic Flowers in Copic Marker class
It’s getting to be spring, and we’re in need of some sunshine, aren’t we!? I’m so tired of rain and snow and ready to move on. So let’s do it in art even if Mother Nature isn’t cooperating yet.
This is a level 2 class – and each of these printable flowers can be bought without the class, or if you get the class it’s included. (If you buy them then change your mind and want the class, let me know and I’ll refund the digital image purchase.) The lessons in this class are in realtime, though I don’t talk through every second – there’s not much to say when it’s repeating the same steps over and over.
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Thank you so much for the inspiration Sandy! The free pintable’s are a great way to create and play.
Thank you so much for this video. I’m sharing about Sunflowers in my Facebook group because you have inspired me!! I will share the link to this post so you are given the credit.
Muchas gracias Sandy por compartir tan hermosos trabajos , bendiciones , nuestras oraciones de apoyo para cada Ucraniano, trate de mantenerse a salvo y lo más positiva que pueda en medio de esta situación.
Thank You so very much for sharing. Love them.
Thank you for the download! Hoping to make some cards this weekend. Appreciate the coloring video too.
Oh my Sandy, totally forgot to thank you also for the printable version of your awesome sunflower. I also forgot to download him but that is solved quickly.
Thank you so much, stay safe and have a wonderful day.
Fabulous video. Love all the images, so a wonderful gesture.
Stunning tutorial Sandy, I will definitely try to draw this awesome sunflower.
I don’t know if I could manage it this week but will try.
Just in case I will download an other sunflower from one of the amazing artists that has shared them for free.
Thank you Sandy for this stunning tutorial, congratulations for the amazing high amount of money you raised with the auction, stay safe and have a wonderful day.
Beautiful images. Thanks a bunch (of sunflowers)!
This is beautiful, and as usual you make it look sooo easy! I love the idea of making cards for Ukraine. Do you know of any group/organization that is collecting cards to distribute there? I know there is so much need for other things for the refugees, and most probably wouldn’t understand English sentiments. But a card with their country’s flower really transcends language. Thanks for all you do Sandy!
I’m 100% certain there’s no mail delivery while bombs are dropping. I don’t quite understand the card drive, myself – yes, let’s post beautiful creations with sunflowers and in their colors, but I’m not at all sure how anyone could mail anything there.
Sandy and Karen I understand that the majority of the Ukrainian people can still receive internet so if you post on IG or other social media they can see it and know that we all care and thinking of them.
Yes that’s true! I just had a conversation with a crafter via direct message. She says be kind. And pray.
Thank you so much…
A nice way to start the week. We’re having chilly, cloudy weather, so this hits the right spot! You really did the research – and thank you for that! One of my pet peeves is illustrators drawing flower images for stamps, but putting the wrong leaf shape on a flower, or the wrong type of stem… I’ve missed your tutorials – and NO, this wasn’t too long!!! Thank you for all you do.