How to Draw a Tiger Lily

1. Begin the tiger lily outline by drawing a petal. Enclose a rounded heart or thick bean shape. This is the first petal. Begin a second petal by extending a curved line from the first.

2. Continue drawing the second petal. Extend a long curved line from the first petal, then a second curved line overlapping it.

From the back of the petal, extend another line to meet the previous one at a sharp point. Then, extend yet another curved line from the opposite side of the first petal.

3. Use overlapping curved lines to enclose the pointed shape of the third petal.

4. Draw the fourth petal. First, use curved lines to draw a curved, incomplete triangle shape. Then use another overlapping curved line to complete the tip of the petal.

5. Use curved lines to enclose the heart like shapes of two more petals. Then, extend a curved line from the center of the flower to form the first of the stamen.

6. Extend three more long, curved lines from the center of the flower. At the end of each line, enclose a flattened oval shape.

7. Finish drawing the anther at the end of the filament, completing the stamens. Then, draw the flower's stem. From the first petal, extend a pair of parallel curved lines.

At the base of the stem, extend a pair of curved lines and allow them to meet at a sharp point. From this structure, draw a curved line. This will become the lily's leaf.

8. Complete the first leaf using a long curved line. Then, draw a second leaf. Again, extend a pair of curved lines from the stem and allow them to meet at a sharp point.

Use two curved lines to enclose the teardrop-shaped leaf around the stem. Begin decorating the petals by shading small ovals on the surface.

9. Shade many small ovals on each of the petals to give the flower "freckles."

Your flower outline is now complete. Color your tiger lily. Wild types are orange with dark red spots. Cultivated varieties can be red, pink, yellow, white, cream, or a combination of colors.