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Calligraphy of Trees<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

It’s Autumn in Michigan, and all I see around me are huge stands of trees turning bright colors. Oh, sure, there are other things to draw, but the trees really capture my attention.<\/p>\n

As the leaves start to fall, the calligraphy of each tree is revealed. Limbs peek out, giving a glimpse of the structure behind the veil.<\/p>\n

I drew the trunk with the side of the pencil slightly weighted to one side to create a shadowed effect.<\/p>\n

I drew the limbs with the pencil at varied angles and with a slight twisting motion that helped create crooked looking branches.<\/p>\n

I drew the leaves by hatching in large masses and then erasing into them to shape the clumps and to make some individual highlighted leaves.<\/p>\n

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