Floribunda Rose
Floribunda roses usually flower more freely than hybrid tea roses and grow in groups of blossoms. The petal arrangement in these roses is involved; but by studying it closely, you’ll see an overlapping, swirling pattern.
Use a blunt-pointed HB pencil lightly on plate-finish bristol board. Outline the overall area of the rose mass in step A. Once this is done, draw the swirling petal design as shown in steps B and C. Begin fitting the center petals into place in step D. Use the side of an HB to shade as in step E, being careful not to cover the water drops. They should be shaded separately.
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