Make sure you are applying only a very light pressure onto the pencil to achieve very light pencil marks on the page.
I recommend using a 2B lead pencil to first softly sketch out the general shapes of the sunflower petals, leaves, and stem. Think carefully about how you will position the sunflower on your page. Once you have decided on the size of the paper you will be working on, you can think about your composition and then draw it out in pencil. Step 3: Composition and rough drawing of the general shapes of the sunflower Your pencil marks and brush strokes can be bolder and wider – and there is more room for error in a sense. With a larger sheet of paper, you can accentuate details and there is space to enlarge tiny areas. Interestingly enough, working on a larger surface is a lot easier than on a smaller surface. I would recommend sticking to at least A4 in size, because if you work any smaller you may struggle to get a good amount of detail in your drawing or painting. The sunflower I painted is on an A4 sheet of paper. I find that working on an A4 or A3 sheet of watercolor paper is a good size to start off with for botanical art. Step 2: Decide on the size of your drawing
#Sunflower simple drawing free
There are a huge variety of free stock photo sites on the web, but these two are the ones I have used the most for good reference photos. If you cannot get your own photographs of your chosen subject matter, then you can always use free images from or. This gives you a better idea of how the subject matter “sits in space” so to speak.īecause I wanted a level of naturalism in my artwork, I chose to work from a photograph of a sunflower that I found on. You also have first-hand experience of what the sunflower looks like in a real-life situation. In this drawing demonstration, I wanted to capture the smaller details of the centre of sunflower, as well as the curling, wavy petals.ĭrawing from your own photos is a great way to come up with unique ideas and compositions. In this case, drawing from your imagination would work well. If you want to paint a flower or plant in a more abstracted or expressionistic manner, then it is absolutely fine to work with a more stylized, simplified drawing. As a result, the flower may become more stylized or simplified than the original.
You can work from your imagination, but the truth is that most people’s brains leave out important information about the original flower. Whenever you paint a plant or flower, it is a good idea to get a clear and good quality reference image to work from.
A good idea is to practise your shading techniques on a scrap piece of paper before you begin! Step 1- Collecting your reference material You should also add some grading to your shading. If you want to work solely in pencil then you can follow the same tips in my step-by-step guide and it will turn out just as realistically. The pen drawing is far bolder and easier for the eye to see shapes and forms. *Disclaimer: Originally I drew this sunflower in pencil and then when I realized that you could hardly see the pencil sketching in my photos, I decided it would be better to go over the pencil in pen.
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