The first step is to roughly sketch in our bounding box. Bounding boxes are shapes that represent the size of our object. By drawing these shapes we estimate how big we want our subject to be. This way you won’t draw … See more

Now that we know the approximate size of our sunflower, we draw a circle. This circle is what the outer tips of the petals are going to touch. Next, we draw another circle but this time it will be smaller. This circle represents … See more

A sunflower has layered petals. To evenly space these petals, we draw guidelines. Start by dividing the circles horizontally and vertically in half. Next, divide the newly created spaces in half again (green color). And yet ag… See more

Now we are ready to draw the petals. Sunflower petals are long, elongated and rounded. The ends taper but are still (slightly) round. The middle part is wider than the base and top. Another distinction of sunflowe… See more