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\"Redbud<\/a>My first thought about this composition of Redbud leaves was that it is a little wonky, but the heat outside these last few weeks convinced me to draw it anyway. My loyal dog Dot was happy we didn\u2019t have to go outside and stare at foliage in the heat anymore too, since that foliage is never hiding a rabbit or a squirrel anyway.<\/p>\n

I\u2019m drawing this on Fabrino Artistico Hotpress watercolor paper using Mars Lumnograph pencils. I’m using the Fabrino paper because of its texture, which I think will add interest to these big round leaves.<\/p>\n

I\u2019ll be using much more freehand work on the line drawing than usual because the Fabrino paper is a little thicker than my normal Arches Hotpress and I can\u2019t trace the outlines as well. That\u2019s one drawback to using this paper.<\/p>\n

The photo is at the bottom of the post.<\/p>\n

\"Redbud<\/a>I\u2019ve decided to use the side of my pencil to make the rough hatch of the cement that shows between the leaves on the left-hand side. I think the real cement texture is too bright and distracting, so I want a duller looking texture there, but want something different from the leaf textures which will be made with the points of the pencils.<\/p>\n

Even though I\u2019ve worked with this paper a couple of times before, there is a slight learning curve to it, so I\u2019m glad I\u2019m starting on the edge. The texture requires different pencil grades than my usual Arches hotpress texture does, so I can\u2019t just reach for my usual pencils. The texture itself does strange things with detail. Delicate detail can be drawn on the texture, but it sometimes requires touching up with a small tipped rubber eraser\/tool like the Kemper Wipeout Tool and other similar tools I\u2019ve collected.<\/p>\n

\"Redbud<\/a>I had been worried that the large center leaf didn\u2019t have enough detail to carry this drawing, but I think it\u2019s going to work now. I\u2019m relieved! The detail is very light, so I’m using 2H and H pencils to draw it, and I\u2019m exaggerating the detail just a bit in the very light areas to increase interest.<\/p>\n

I aim for forty to sixty percent accuracy in the details. That leaves lots of room for artistic freedom. Trying for any more accuracy makes me start swearing under my breath, and Dot leaves the room.<\/p>\n

\"Redbud<\/a>I\u2019m using a \u2018lifting\u2019 technique to create some of the lighter undulations on the leaf. I shade the leaf in the darker tone, then I lift the light areas with tapping motions using my rubber tipped tool. This tool creates soft edges and I find this technique easier that drawing around the light areas.<\/p>\n

To add interest to this leaf, I want to pay extra attention to the detail on the right-hand side, since the left-hand side is relatively smooth. At the same time, I\u2019m trying not to \u2018overdraw\u2019 the detail by making the dark detail too dark and the light detail too light.<\/p>\n

\"Redbud<\/a>I started to worry that the right side of the main center leaf was more detailed than the left side was in reality, so I worked to bring out more detail on the left side. I eased back the dark detail on the right side by gently tapping the darkest areas with my kneaded eraser, too.<\/p>\n

The details in the leaves around the border are simple by comparison and are easily drawn with just mindful hatching around vein lines. Also, I write down which pencil or pencil combination creates what value on the masking tape next to that value, so I don\u2019t have to guess when I want to recreate that value again. Simple things like that make the drawing much easier.<\/p>\n

\"Redbud<\/a>The main stem that runs from the upper right-hand corner down through the drawing to the left ended up a bit larger than reality, but I think it looks ok. Even though it seems like a simple thing, it was challenging maintaining a bold, clean stem through all those patches of value that surround it.<\/p>\n

The three main leaves were, on average, slightly different values in the photo. I think I captured that in my drawing, but not as well as nature did.<\/p>\n

I like this drawing. The composition grew on me, and the paper\u2019s texture does add interest to these large leaves.<\/p>\n

Keep on drawing everyone,
\nCarol<\/p>\n

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