Flower has always been an inspiration for countless artists and there are many popular works of drawings and painting with flowers in them. It's easy to see why. Flowers come in all shapes, sizes and colors and there are limitless types of them.
To learn to draw flowers, you need to be familiar with basic shapes. Basic shapes in drawing refer to shapes used to set foundations for your drawing. There are five basic shapes and they are square, oblong, oval, circle and triangle. By studying and observing the flowers, you will start seeing the patterns that emerge out of them and you can start pegging basic shapes to many uniquely shaped petals and stems.
First thing you should do when you draw flowers is to start applying basic shapes to set the outlines of your flower and in many cases, each petals. Due to the countless types of flowers that exist, you will end up using different sets of basic shapes depending on what flower you draw. For roses, you will use predominantly circles and triangles. Lily will require you to use triangles and ovals. It is important to make sure all your basic shapes are proportionate to the real flower.
Once you've determined the basic shapes of the flower you are drawing, you can start using drawing outlines of your flowers. Don't worry about the intricate details at this stage, just work on getting the shapes and sizes of your petals right.
After you are happy with the general outlines you've drawn, you will want to take your basic shapes and develop them into more realistic and natural outlines of the flower. Observe the way pelts fold and align together and try to produce as realistic feel to them you can.
Finally, you are going to bring out the zest out the flower you've been working on by incorporating shadings. Make sure you understand the way flower behaves against the light shone into it and shade your flowers accordingly.
To learn to draw flowers, you need nothing more than a pencil, papers, an eraser, and a love of flowers. There are many sources to draw your inspirations from, including photographs, flower gardens, your backyard, museums that exhibits art related to flowers, etc. Start seeing the patterns in flowers by looking for basic shapes in flowers and drawing flowers doesn't have to be a complicated affair.
Quick Tip #1: Breaking It Down
Break the subject you are drawing into simple basic shapes such as square, oval, oblong, triangle, and circle. It doesn't matter whether you are drawing an apple or a dragon. If you break your model down into basic shapes and use them as an outline, you are greatly simplifying the process of drawing. |
Quick Tip #2: Outside In
Draw from outside in. What I mean by this is you should always draw the outlines of your models first then cramp all the details within those outlines. Drawing facial features such as eyes, nose and mouth before setting facial line is a huge no-no. |
Quick Tip #3: Upside-Down
One exercise that will improve your drawing skills is drawing an upside-down image. This may seem a bit weird at first but try it! It'll develop and improve your visual mode. |
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