{"id":3485,"date":"2015-10-18T14:59:46","date_gmt":"2015-10-18T14:59:46","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.toadhollowstudio.com\/wp_blog\/?page_id=3485"},"modified":"2023-12-20T11:25:13","modified_gmt":"2023-12-20T11:25:13","slug":"draw-a-wild-flower","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.toadhollowstudio.com\/wp_blog\/draw-a-wild-flower\/","title":{"rendered":"Draw A Wild Flower With Simple Shapes"},"content":{"rendered":"

Sometimes other people object when you draw the pretty flowers growing in the cracks in their sidewalk. Sometimes you think you have all the time in the world to sketch a flower, but mosquitoes attack unexpectedly, and you have to run for it! So, here are some quick field sketching tips that’ll help you get in and get out fast.<\/p>\n

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Wild Flower Guidelines<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

A Simple stem and bud outline helps you remember the most important details.<\/strong><\/p>\n

This wild flower (a Spring Beauty) has five petals on each flower and, they change angles as they go around the stem.<\/p>\n

Notice that the flowers get gradually smaller as they go up the stem, until they’re just buds. Then the buds get smaller as they arch toward the stem.<\/p>\n

(I drew my lines very lightly with an HB pencil. This drawing is darker so you can see it better.)<\/p>\n

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\"Wild
Wild Flower Line Drawing<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Observed petal and bud details.
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Each petal starts at a single point at the center of the flower, and ends in a point at the petal’s tip. Notice that they’re so wide they overlap, but some of them are crooked and don’t. Little details like this make even a simple line drawing seem more realistic.<\/p>\n

The three flowers on the left of the stem are angled so that we catch a glimpse of their cupped shaped bud bases, so I sketched those in.<\/p>\n

All the buds stems were visible, but were so delicately thin that I drew them with single lines.<\/p>\n

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The two buds to the upper right have emerged from their casings, but aren’t fully bloomed yet. I showed the separation with small curved lines. I drew all these lines with the HB pencil.<\/p>\n

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\"Flower
Flower Details<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Slight shading and stamens.
\n<\/strong><\/p>\n

I used a stick eraser to fully erase the petal guidelines.<\/p>\n

Each petal had two very light lines that ran along the length, so I drew those very lightly with a 2H pencil.<\/p>\n

I used the sharp tip of an HB pencil to add fine dots in the middle of each open flower for their stamens.<\/p>\n

I added some shading with the tip of HB pencil to the dark green parts of the bud casings and bud bottoms. The stem was a very light green, so it didn’t get any fill value.<\/p>\n

Sometimes, the purpose of a field sketch is to make a recording of a plant so you can identify it later. So, I left out a few details but included enough characteristics so that I’d be able to identify this flower by referring to the drawing.<\/p>\n

I’ll always remember exactly where I was when I drew this flower, what the weather was like, how I was feeling that day, what was on my mind, the way the earth smelled, and everything about my life at that moment. A drawing is worth a thousand photographs.<\/p>\n

You can draw other simple flowers with circles and ovals too. You can see how to do that here.<\/a><\/p>\n

Drawing Supplies Needed:<\/h3>\n

I’m a Blick Affiliate, and I get a small commission when you buy from these links at no extra cost to you. If you do that, thanks! In any case, these are the brands I use and recommend.<\/p>\n

Derwent Graphic 2H Pencils<\/a>
\nDerwent Graphic HB Pencils<\/a>
\nCanson Classic Cream Medium Surface Drawing Pad<\/a>
\nTombow Mono Knock Stick Eraser<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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