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How to Draw an Iris

Learn how to draw an iris step by step. This page keeps every iris lesson in one place, like a cute purple cartoon iris with three upright petals and three hanging petals. Each lesson shows one step at a time in pencil, so it is easy to follow.

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How to Draw a Cartoon Iris, step 7 of 7: color your iris, pencil drawingCartoon

How to Draw a Cartoon Iris

7 steps · Easy

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What makes a cartoon iris

Three light purple petals standing up, three dark purple petals hanging down with yellow fuzzy stripes, a long stem and two long sword shaped leaves.

Tips for drawing an iris

  • Draw upright petals.
  • Add hanging petals.
  • Draw yellow stripes.
  • Add sword leaves.

Questions people ask

How do you draw an iris for kids?

Draw a tall petal and two side petals. Add three hanging petals with yellow stripes. Then draw a stem and two sword leaves.

What colors do you use for a cartoon iris?

Purple for the top petals, dark purple for the hanging petals, yellow for the stripes and green for the stem and leaves.

What colors can irises be?

Irises can be purple, blue, yellow, white and many more colors.