Drawing a simple rose on a stem

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  Begin with the head of the rose. Draw a center or focal point of the rose in a circular motion. Using the pencil, continue to draw outlines of petals around the focal point--so that the focal point has petals on each side and across the top. At this point each petal should be drawn as connected shapes not just lines.
  
  
• 2). From the base of the focal point of the rose, draw a stem at a curved angle away from the focal point. This can start as just a single line.
  
  
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  Add a few leaves by drawing a leaf stem and three leaves on the leaf stem. Each leaf should come to a point and have a center vein. At the top of the stem draw a "bulb" or round bulge just below the focal point of the rose. Around this draw three small pointed leaves.
  
  
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  Shade in the rose and stem, creating a light affect from one direction. You can achieve this by shading parts of the rose and stem darker and leaving parts of the flower lighter. For a fuller rose, add more petals by either creating connected forms as in Step 1, or simply draw a few lines and shade those lines to make them appear thicker.
  
  
• 5). Use colored pencils to add color to the rose. Water soluble color pencils create a watercolor look to the rose by dipping the tip of the pencil into a glass of water before coloring. Create a light affect on the rose from one direction as in Step 4.