How to draw a maple leaf with this how-to video and step-by-step drawing instructions. Simple drawing for kids and beginners.
Please see the drawing tutorial in the video below
You can refer to the simple step-by-step drawing guide below
Step 1
Start by drawing the margin of the leaf or the edge of the leaf. Use curves that meet at sharp or gentle points. Maple leaves are lobed or lacerated, meaning it has deep depressions.
Step 2
Continue to outline the edge of the leaf, using curved lines that meet at points to form the lobes. This new face should be a close mirror image of the first face.
Step 3
Continue drawing the face of the leaf started in the first step. Draw each lobe using curves of different sizes that meet at sharp points.
Step 4
Continue drawing the opposite side of the leaf. Again, use curves that meet at sharp points to form jagged lobes.
Step 5
Draw the top of each upper lobe. Use curves that meet at sharp points. Now you can see the shape of the lobes and each lobe has extra serrations with pointed tips. This is described as a double tooth.
Step 6
Use a series of curved lines, joined at sharp points to complete the top or top end of the leaf. This completes the outline of the leaf blade.
Step 7
Draw a series of curved lines in a star pattern. The lines should originate near the bottom of the leaf and extend nearly to the tip of each lobe. These are the veins of the leaves. The midrib is called the midrib.
Step 8
Draw short curved lines extending from the veins in a “V” shape. These are called secondary veins.
Step 9
Continue to texture the leaves with the extra veins. Then draw the stem or petiole, the structure that connects the leaf to the plant. From the point where the veins converge, extend a pair of curves.
Step 10
Connect them at the end using a short curved line. Give the head a rounded, three-dimensional shape by drawing another short line across the head.
Color your drawing of maple leaves. In spring and summer, the leaves of most maples are bright green. In the fall, they turn yellow, orange, red or brown.