The Easy Way to Draw Flowers (Without Actually Drawing!)
Drawing flowers without drawing them? Sounds like a trick, right? It’s not. Last week, I showed you how to create 3 simple circles for floral wreaths. Today, I wanted to show you the easy way to draw flowers without {actually} drawing them! Now you can add easy flower wreaths to your bullet journal or around quotes or add flower doodles… The possibilities are endless.
Supplies Needed:
The only supplies you need for drawing easy flowers are a brush pen with a flexible tip and a piece of paper.
In my video, I used Tombow dual brush pens, but any other brush pen would work, too! A brush pen works well in this case because the marker has a pointy tip and a rounded base, kind of like a rounded triangle. The bigger the pen, the larger the flower. See below for some examples of easy flower doodles. Guess what? They’re all created without drawing and only using the tip of a brush pen. I even tried it with Crayola markers and they worked too!
Featured from left to right:
- Sta Metallic Brush Pen
- Sharpie Brush Pen
- Crayola Markers (I know these aren’t a brush pen, but they seem to work, too)
- Tombow Dual Brush Markers
- Water pen with watercolor paint
- Pentel Touch Brush Pens
Watch the video below to see how I draw flowers {without really drawing flowers} then make sure to hit subscribe!
Can’t see the video? Watch it on my YouTube Channel.
The Technique to Create Flowers Without Drawing Them:
Depending on the way you tilt your brush, you can make different shape flowers or leaves. Press straight down with the brush pen to leave an impression of the marker, like a stamp. Make sure you press down from the tip to the rounded base and lift straight up, so you don’t smudge it.
Point the tip inward to create a rounded petal shape. If you turn the pen the opposite direction so the tip points outward, you can create a leaf or a bud. I added a darker color on top, in some cases, for more contrast. You can blend the two colors together, but that’s not necessary. You can also choose to stack your petals closer together and create the look of a daisy or separate them out as well.
TIP: Just remember to push straight down and pull straight up with the marker tip – if you move side to side, you’ll leave a streaky mess.
Another fun detail to add once the marker is completely dry on the paper is to add loose outlines with a fine-tipped black pen. Then add in some extra details – like change the shape of the petals or add an interior layer of petals.
There are lots of ways to easily create flowers without drawing them! One other way is to add dots and specs of color like the freehand wreath below.
Let me know what you think in the comments below and tag me on
Instagram @ChocolateMusingsCreates because I’d love to see some projects you create.
