Seeds may be tiny, but they are mighty and are absolutely essential to the planet – they create the food we enjoy, nourish birds and animals, and maintain that all-important circle of life. Want to learn more about these essentials? Then read on to draw your own!
Tutorial Video
Step-By-Step Images and Instructions
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Start with a drawing compass and a pencil, and draw two circles, one inside the other, in the center of your page.
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Take a ruler, and draw a line straight down the middle of these.
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Now, add a curve to the top and bottom of the line…
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And another long, curved shape in the middle, creating two “kidney” shapes inside the circle.
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Next, add two smaller “kidney” shapes, one in each half of the circle.
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Add a line inside the outer “kidney” shape, forming a frame effect.
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Next, add a short curved shape to the top left of the right section, and a slightly longer curved shape to the top right of the left section.
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Add long, pointed, curved shapes emerging from this left section, and repeat these shapes in the center.
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Now, use the pencil and a ruler to add a series of lines all around the outside of the seed.
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Grab a yellow pen, and shade the inner sections, as well as the shape on the top left…
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And then shade the outer sections with a green pen.
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Add color to the top-right shape in the left section with a yellow pen…
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And then use an eraser to remove all the pencil marks in the shape, leaving the lines in place.
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Use the green pen to go over the outline of the seed and the “leaves” at the top…
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And then use a black fineliner to carefully go over all the details.
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Use the same black fineliner pen to fill in the labels and names as required. From the bottom: Cotyledon, Seed coat, Radicle, Hypocotyl, Epicotyl, Bean Seed (dicot), Embryo.
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Then, attach the labels to the relevant section with straight lines.
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Use an eraser to remove all the remaining pencil marks.
And there we have it – your very own fully labeled seed, just waiting for you to learn. There is plenty more to discover about this topic, so don’t stop there!
