How to Draw a Lilac Flower

1. The bloom of the lilac is a spray of many tiny flowers. So, let's begin by drawing some!

For each flower, draw an oval in the middle. Use "U" shaped lines to outline the four petals. Then draw a curved line down the center of each petal.

2. Draw more individual lilac flowers. Again, draw an oval in the middle and use "U" shaped lines to outline the four petals. Then draw a curved line down the center of each petal.

3. Draw even more lilac flowers. For each flower, draw an oval in the middle. Use "U" shaped lines to outline the four petals.

Then draw a curved line down the center of each petal. Notice that the flowers are arranged in a loose teardrop shape.

4. Draw unopened flower buds around the top of the spray. For each, draw a pinched heartlike shape.

On some, draw a third petal by placing a curved line between the lobes of the heart shape.

5. Draw more unopened and partially opened flowers around and between the existing flowers. For some, use a heart shape or a heart shape with a third petal.

For others, use curved lines to enclose a three-lobed shape or even outline a full four-petaled flower.

6. Draw more partial flowers. Connect existing flowers at the edge of the spray using a series of connected "U" shaped lines. Draw curved stems for some of the buds on the outer edges.

7. Fill in the spaces between the flowers with partial four-petaled flower shapes.

8. Draw the stem of the lilac blossom. Outline it using a pair of long curved lines, and connect them at the bottom. Draw "V" shaped lines at the top of the stem where it splits off into several branches.

9. Draw the lilac's leaves. For each leaf, extend a curved line from the stem. Then, extend curved lines from each side of this leaf vein. Allow them to meet at a sharp point.

Color your cartoon lilac flower. Lilacs famously have purple flowers as their name suggests, but they also come in white, pink, and blue.