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Art of Botanical & Bird Illustration
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Art of Botanical & Bird Illustration

by Mindy Lighthipe
October 2017
Beginner content levelBeginner
144 pages
5h 51m
English
Walter Foster
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Drawing a Leaf Front & Back

Use leaf rubbings as a starting point for drawing a leaf front and back. Follow these directions, and give it a try!

Refined Drawing

Place another piece of tracing paper over the rubbing and trace a more refined drawing, using the rubbing to determine how the veins come off the midrib. This is the stage where you decide how much or how little information will go into your drawing. Make sure all the veins connect to the midrib. Then transfer the refined drawing onto a clean sheet of drawing paper.

Light Source: Front of Leaf

Image

This is of the top, or front, of the leaf, which has a slightly puckered surface. Using ...

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Publisher Resources

ISBN: 9781633225749