Flower Drawing Guide - Using a Pen - Ran Art BlogsteemCreated with Sketch.

in WORLD OF XPILAR2 years ago

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Pen is fun to use.
The problem is that it cannot be erased.
So, for beginners, it is best to start with a pencil, so you can erase and correct mistakes.

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Then, you can go over it with a pen (and erase the pencil marks).

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When holding a pen at an angle, using quick strokes, you can create a mark with lighter value.

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Once you get better with drawing complex shapes, you can add some brightness values using this technique.

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Tip:
If you want to try something new, like adding an insect, draw that first, to see if it works.

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If you are happy with the result, continue adding brightness values.

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If you are new to insect drawing, you are welcome to visit my insect drawing guide.

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For complex flowers, do some testing before you commit to the final drawing.

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Next, draw the flower or plant you like.

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Foreshortening tip:
For a flower to look interesting, it is best not to draw a front view.
When an object or plane are along your line of sight, they get shorter in that direction:

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When drawing a flower, usually it is nicer that it is somewhat foreshortened. It will look more natural.

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You can foreshorten the flower as much as you want.

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To add depth, draw a far flower that is smaller than the front flower, and let the front flower overlap it.

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If you draw a specific flower several times, and feel comfortable drawing it, you can create a "carpet" of flowers from it, making sure each one is a bit different.

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You can paint the background with a marker, to make the flowers stand out.

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The structure is the most important thing when drawing. So, first get the structure right, then get the brightness values right.

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For the pens I use for drawing, you are welcome to visit my guide for drawing-pens.
For a comprehensive guide on drawing flowers, visit my flower-drawing guide.

Ran

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Very informative as always!

Just a quick question on your pens recommendation. When u wrote "Simple Structure" as the cons of the pens, what do you actually mean???

 2 years ago 

Oh. I mean that it is just a round pen. Like a cylinder.
Meaning, it has no ergonomic structure that is comfortable, or a beautiful structure (design), which is nice too.
But, it does not really mater. As long as the ink is good. And the ink for all pens in the article is good.
I would not choose Copic, because of the price (even though it used to be my favorite many years ago), or the Rotring (both price and amount of ink, which is great for some things, but it can smudge if you are not careful).

Not tried those .. but few decades ago .. .. yes that long ago .. I've tried the Sakura, Eddings, Pilot .. too insensitive to feel the diff .. but just bought them as they were the cheaper ones in the art shop near me :P

Only think I remember is that the tip breaks easily .. so as time goes I get thicker tips up till 0.3 .. or 0.5

 2 years ago 

I usually use 0.1 for realism.
Indeed, if you are not gentle with the pen, it will lose it's tip (nib) before it loses the ink.

Or worse .. when a friend borrows it and treat it like a ballpoint pen!! LOL

 2 years ago 

OMG. Keep your drawing equipment away from friends :)

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Thanks for the perfect tutorial! I will have to try my hand at drawing insects and flowers, the only problem is, I don't like to draw from life, or use a photograph as a reference, I like to delve into the deep corners of memory, and sometimes they are too dark :)

 2 years ago (edited)

With your skill, you should not draw from observation.
You can observe an object just to see the anatomy, and then do it your way, which is better.

The fact is that I don't always consider objects as a model for a future picture, and when I want to draw, this object is no longer around :)

 2 years ago 

A quick Googling, and you are good to go :o)

This will kill my originality :)

 2 years ago 

Great drawings!

 2 years ago 

Thank you very much!