Favorite Plants To Draw

Written by Tania Marien

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• Favorite Plants To Draw

 

Tania's Favorite Plants to Draw

Leaves
These leaves are good to try first because they have smooth margins and relatively simple venation. They also make good leaf rubbings!
•    Agapanthus
•    Tulip
•    Lily (see leaf_Lily below)
•    Iris
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First Flowers

The following flowers are good flowers with which to try your hand at botanical illustration. They have a simple shape or a straightforward symmetry.
•    Tulip
•    Orchid
•    Calla Lily (firstFlower_Arum photo above)

Forms
While plant morphology may be intimidating at first glance, the forms observed in the plant world can be reduced to simple shapes.
•    simple fruit (see Form_AmaryllisFruit above)
•    flower bud
•    bulbs
•    lily stamen