Drawing of a plant, during on-line classes

 I have recently finished a sequence of three classes with my students about the stages of drawing a small plant from either observation or photograph.

The idea was to help the students learn to work in information cycles.

Drawing foliage isn't the easiest thing on earth. It demands a lot of attention, and I believe drawing leaves that come forward in the viewer's direction is challenging. Another problematic aspect is to get the right size of the whole plant.

So, we began by doing a broad, loose sketch. Then we tried to correct some angles and sizes of individual leaves, adding some details and making the values darker little by little (at the same time, we turned the highlights brighter).

I scanned the drawing whenever I felt each cycle was finished.

Here's a tip: when drawing a plant, take a photograph at the end of the first session because the leaves will be different the next day - so you can reference the picture going forward.