Hi friends!

I will try to explain to you the steps to draw a vine leaf, these steps are also valid for any other type of drawing, the development is important here.

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First, try to understand the geometry of your model, and then, using long, thin strokes, draw the basic shape on the drawing paper. In this way, you will have defined the position and size of the model on the paper.

Then, draw the margin of the leaf, drawing its serrated shape.

Define the main veins of the leaf, paying attention to the good position of their centre of convergence. This coincides with the birth of the petiole.

Next, do the same drawing the secondary veins, paying attention to their symmetrical arrangement in relation to the main veins.

Now you can define the margin of the leaf a bit more by drawing slightly darker lines.

Now we will work the inside of the leaf with the hatching technique.
Hatching is the technique of creating parallel lines to give the illusion of light and shadow. Draw lines closer together to create dark values, lines farther from each other create highlights and mid-tones. By applying more pressure to the pencil you will get the darkest areas (be careful not to damage the paper, the pressure should always be gentle).

You can continue to apply more strokes in the areas you want to darken. If it happens to get too dark, take the graphite off by gently tapping with a kneadable rubber, avoiding staining the paper.

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I wish you a very nice day and good exercise!

And if you like to colour your drawings, I recommend the interesting and useful Color and Light classes of @fumansiu whose concepts you can apply both with traditional and digital techniques.!

Or maybe you want to make a beautiful watercolour with your drawing!
Well, our friend @arcoiris is back with his magnificent watercolour lessons.

Also, a must is the excellent drawings by @ranartblog in his very interesting and useful drawing tutorials.

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Many thanks to @bambuka and @stef1 once again for their encouragement and support.
Also, thanks to @xpilar for making these initiatives possible with their great support.

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