How to Draw a Dumb Cane Plant

Learn how to draw a great looking Dumb Cane Plant with easy drawing instructions and video tutorial.

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Step-by-Step Instructions for Drawing a Dumb Cane Plant

How to Draw a Great Looking Dumb Cane Plant for Kids and Beginners - Step 1

Dumb Cane Plant step-by-step drawing tutorial: step 1

1. Begin the dumb cane plant outline by drawing the flower pot. Use curved lines to enclose an irregular rounded shape.

Draw a “C” shaped line near the top of the pot. Draw a wavy line to indicate the soil, and extend to curved lines from it.

Erase the pot from in between them; this is the stem of the plant. Draw a wavy diagonal line to form the edge of a leaf stem.

Drawing Step 2

Dumb Cane Plant step-by-step drawing tutorial: step 2

2. Use wavy curved lines to enclose a heart shape at the end of the stem. Use two curved lines that meet at a point to form the stem.

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Drawing Step 3

Dumb Cane Plant step-by-step drawing tutorial: step 3

3. Use a series of overlapping curved lines to extend a stem and form the leaf and its vein.

Drawing Step 4

Dumb Cane Plant step-by-step drawing tutorial: step 4

4. Use a curved line to enclose a semicircle on top of the leaf, giving it a three-dimensional shape. Then extend a curved line above the stem.

Use curved lines to create the other side of the stem and the leaf around it. Notice the triangular overlapping shape.

Drawing Step 5

Dumb Cane Plant step-by-step drawing tutorial: step 5

5. Draw a line down the center of the triangular leaf portion. Use two curved lines that meet at a sharp point to form another leaf vein. Then use curved lines that meet at a point to enclose the leaf edge.

Drawing Step 6

Dumb Cane Plant step-by-step drawing tutorial: step 6

6. Use pairs of lines that meet at points to form two more leaves at the top of the plant. Then use long curved lines for the leaf veins.

Drawing Step 7

Dumb Cane Plant step-by-step drawing tutorial: step 7

7. Texture the stem with a curved line. Then use a wavy, zigzag curved line to sketch the variegated pattern on one of the leaves.

Add More Details to Your Dumb Cane Plant Picture - Step 8

Dumb Cane Plant step-by-step drawing tutorial: step 8

8. Draw wavy zigzags on each side of each leaf. You can also add some irregular rounded shapes.

Complete the Outline of Your Dumb Cane Plant Drawing - Step 9

Dumb Cane Plant step-by-step drawing tutorial: step 9

9. Continue drawing the wavy, zigzag lines and irregular rounded shapes on each side of each of the leaves.

Color Your Dumb Cane Plant Drawing

Dumb Cane Plant step-by-step drawing tutorial: step 11

Your cartoon dumb cane plant outline is now complete. Color your drawing. Dumb cane is green with white, yellowish, or light green variegation at the center of the leaves.

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Learn More About The Dumb Cane Plant Drawing

Whether or not you have a green thumb, you can decorate your space with plants. Put that thumb to use as you accomplish this dumb cane plant drawing.

Dumb cane or dieffenbachia has large, teardrop-shaped leaves. Its most striking feature is the light markings that variegated its leaves.

Where does the dumb cane get its name? Canes are a type of grass with jointed stems. This bamboo drawing is an example of a cane plant.

"Dumb" doesn't mean the plant is not smart. This term used to be used to describe medical conditions that made it impossible for people to speak.

The sap of the plant contains a poisonous substance that causes the mouth and throat to swell, making speech difficult or impossible.

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