You can see more than you have so far if you try.
Notice each small detail and change of direction of the contour. If it’s a leaf, trace the veins with your eye. Let your eye slowly trace its edge, as if you were touching it, tracing it with your finger. Place your subject carefully on a blank sheet of your sketch pad.Ĭlose your eyes and take a few deep, slow breaths.īegin with the outline. A small flower, perhaps, or just a single petal from a flower. Your job now is to choose something very, very small.Ī single leaf. It doesn’t matter, anywhere where something natural is growing. A town centre where there is a tree or two, or some flowers in baskets. A hedgerow by a road will do just as well. If you don’t have one, or access to one, go somewhere where there is some nature, some plants. Make sure the space is clear of clutter, and comfortable.Īll done? Great.
If a pen, fine line drawing pens are best. If you’re using a pencil, make sure it’s sharp. An ordinary sketchpad and a pencil or pen. A table is good, and you don’t need much.
#EASY CONTOUR LANDSCAPE SKETCH HOW TO#
Here’s how to do it: Step 1: Prepare your spaceįirst, prepare a space to draw. I’d like to encourage you to try this exercise, at least once, to begin with. It starts with something very small, with taking the time to notice it, in all its beautiful detail.Īnd then drawing it. Today, I’ve got a very simple drawing exercise for you that has the potential to help you see as you’ve never seen before. How much do we really see of the world around us, of its beauty, its complexity?Įven when we’re drawing something, how much of it do we really see? How to See More
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