A cute succulent drawing adds instant chill plant lady energy to your pages
Succulents are kinda the perfect plant to draw. Chunky, cute, full of personality, and they come in SO many funky shapes.
If you’re into minimal lines or even leafy textures, a succulent doodle can work in pretty much every type of journal style.
They’re also super satisfying to sketch, those thick little leaves just hit different.
Plus, even if you “mess up” the shape, it still looks like a plant!
That’s what makes a succulent drawing easy to start with, and honestly, easy to love.
Why Draw Succulents?
Besides being just plain adorable, succulents are little symbols of resilience, low-stress vibes, and self-care.
These plants thrive with minimal effort (hello, mood), and drawing them can be kind of meditative too. Their shapes repeat, their lines are smooth, and it’s fun to layer them up in little rosette shapes or overlapping paddles.
Need more reasons?
- They’re forgiving: a succulent art drawing doesn’t need perfect symmetry.
- They fit anywhere on your page, small or large.
- They bring a calm, natural energy to your spreads.
- They’re trendy without trying too hard. Plant-core is always in.
Where to Use Succulent Doodles in Your Bujo
You’ll be surprised how many ways you can sneak in a little succulent plant drawing into your layouts.
Try them out here:
- Mood Tracker: Draw a big pot of succulents with one plant for each day. Color them in based on mood.
- Monthly Covers: Pair your succulent illustration drawing with hand lettering or cute banners.
- Self-Care Pages: Add leafy calm energy to pages about rest and routines.
- To-Do Lists: Use mini succulent doodles as cute bullet points or dividers.
- Gratitude Log: Frame your daily gratitude notes with tiny succulents or a potted plant on the side.
- Habit Tracker: Each habit could be its own little succulent drawing sketch, watch them “grow” across the month.
They also look amazing in border designs or as little decorations around quotes and affirmations.
Tips for Drawing Succulents You’ll Love
You don’t need to get too detailed unless you want to. A succulent line drawing can be just as beautiful as a colored-in one.
Here’s how to level up your leafy art:
- Start with the shapes: Succulents are made of circles, paddles, or triangles. Build from the center out.
- Mix types: Combine different kinds of succulents together for a succulent arrangements drawing that has variety and texture.
- Go minimalist: A succulent outline drawing with thin pen lines looks elegant and clean.
- Add texture: Use dots, hatch marks, or shading to give your succulent drawing simple depth.
- Color play: They aren’t all green! Try mint, lavender, soft pinks, even teal. Succulents are secretly little rainbow plants.
And always remember, it’s totally okay if your doodle looks a bit squiggly or uneven. That’s your style showing up.
Succulent Drawing: How To Draw A Succulent Doodle
Follow along with our easy Succulent doodle tutorial. Simply follow each step by drawing the part of the doodle in SILVER.
Instructions
Step 1
Decide where you want your Succulent drawing doodle on the page and start by drawing the center of your plant. This is a spiral, don't worry it doesn't need to be perfect.
Step 2
Next, draw more of the center. These are double lines in an uneven circle.
Step 3
Then start to draw the distinctive Succulent leaves. These are not a regular or even shape so it's okay to experiment and make mistakes.
Step 4
Now start to draw the inner succulent leaves following the center round. To add some texture make some leaves appear 3D by adding an extra line on the edge.
Step 5
Keep adding more leaves, trying to keep the overall shape of the succulent you want in mind.
Step 6
Keep adding leaves, adding texture. Remember for a more natural looking leaf you do not want these to be too perfect and even.
Step 7
Next, add more leaves, remembering to make them larger as you do the outer leaves.
Step 8 & 9
Add your final layer of leaves. The plant should be roughly even and circular.
Step 10
The last step is to have fun and color your Succulent drawing.
Fun Drawing Prompts for Succulent Sketches
When in doubt, just fill a page with fun ideas. These prompts are perfect for practice or to loosen up your creativity:
- Draw a shelf of mini potted succulents (all different shapes and faces).
- Create a “desert garden” theme spread using only simple succulent drawings and sand tones.
- Mix succulents with quotes about growth or patience.
- Make plant tags or journal tabs using mini succulent drawing easy styles.
- Try a succulent drawing simple step by step in different pen colors, black, sepia, or even white on kraft paper.
You can even turn them into little characters, give your succulents faces, hats, or sleepy eyes for a soft kawaii vibe.
How To Draw A Succulent Doodle
Succulent doodle supplies
Here are some supplies that will help you create amazing doodles:
- Paper, sketchbook or draw it in your bullet journal
- Our favorite drawing pen: Sakura Pigma Micron
- Art Pens for coloring:Tombow Dual Brush Pens
Drawing a succulent is kind of like drawing calm. There’s no rush, no pressure to be perfect.
A cute succulent drawing brings a little smile and a whole lot of planty love to your Bujo or sketchbook. Plus, the more you doodle them, the more your own style will start to bloom.
So go wild with shapes, colors, pots, or just soft outlines. Your succulent drawing doesn’t have to look like anyone else’s, because that’s the fun part.
Take it leaf by leaf
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