Drawing thin branches using 2 tone technique is discussed in detail in drawing Tree branches tutorial.įollowing are additional examples of drawing tree. Same approach with ‘holes’ in the foliage and branches showing through can be used as shown below to draw a tree with airy foliage. When the size of tree reduces with distance, only second approach above can be used due to small overall size of foliage. ![]() As you get more experienced, you will be able to visualise foliage masses and create them on the fly using second approach, but practice both approaches initially. The aim in both the approaches is the same, to define foliage masses using leaf stroke and to add tonal variations to create depth. Approach 2: Light Background is drawn first which is darkened to bring out foliage masses. This approach was taken earlier in the tutorial. In another approach, outline is filled with light tone and then middle and dark tone added on the fly to create foliage shapes as shown below. Approach 1: Foreground foliage masses are drawn first and background added. In the first approach, foreground foliage shapes with 3 tones are laid down first and then background foliage with appropriate tone added as shown below. There are 2 ways in which dense foliage with contrast can be done. Steps to Drawing Dense Foliage with 3 Tone Contrast: This is because foliage receives light from Sun with top receiving most light. Same holds for a foliage mass but in this case, the variation in tone should be from top to bottom (top light with bottom dark). In Tree Trunk tutorial, we saw how having three tones (dark, middle tone and light) across the trunk gave it form, or feel of roundness and volume. Keep in mind that there is no right or wrong level. In the following you can see how different feel of foliage and hence tree is achieved by drawing different level of foliage density and contrast. Level of dark to add is also a matter of personal preference. You can either draw just bare minimum ‘foreground’ foliage and leave the rest white for our mind to interpret appropriately or you can take it further by covering all area inside tree outline with leaf stroke but in this case remember to add darks to bring out the depth. Now the darker tone is assumed to be in the background and lighter foliage in the foreground as background areas receive less tone and have darker tone.ĭrawing Tree: Levels of Foliage and ContrastĪs we saw above, you can choose different levels of foliage density in your drawings but the key is to always have contrast to bring out the depth. In this case, add some dark as shown in step 3 to bring out the volume again. But as you loose the white in adding more strokes, the depth perception is gone if the tone of foliage is uniform as seen in step 2 below. Drawing Tree Using Dense Foliage:Ībove approach can be extended to make foliage dense with addition of more foliage stroke. This technique can be taken further by adding more foliage as discussed below. It is this suggestion that helps our mind visualise the drawing appropriately.įor this technique to work, white shouldn’t be excessive creating discontinuity in our visual perception. Our mind interprets the drawn foliage masses as foreground foliage and the white is ASSUMED to be the background foliage. It is this contrast between white and dark (of drawn foliage masses) that gives the feeling of depth in the drawing. Notice how in the above drawing white is left between the foliage masses. A tree full of foliage can be very effectively suggested by creating some foliage masses in a tree outline as shown below.Ĭlick here for more examples in detail. In pen and ink drawing, it is the suggestion of certain texture using appropriate stroke that is the key. Study the stroke below and the general shape of a foliage mass in perspective. Open loops mimicking a leaf is ideal for drawing tree foliage. Basic ‘Leaf’ Stroke and Shape of Foliage Mass: Click on any image to see it in a bigger size. Practice drawing this stroke extensively in different sizes and orientation till you can draw it with a ‘random’ feel as shown below. consult this tutorial that covers it in detail.įollowing is the main ‘leaf’ stroke that is used to indicate a leaf from a distance and is the basis of deciduous foliage. Focus in this tutorial is on drawing tree foliage. ![]() Deciduous Trees are usually part of a landscape and being able to draw them in a believable manner is necessary for a convincing landscape. In this post I will describe how to draw tree in detail.
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