Design Drawing Flowers – Another year of Inktober has come and gone… I’ve always wanted to participate, but there’s something about being a mom and running a business that makes it a little difficult (especially if you’re like me and skip
I decided to jump into another artists hashtag #flowertober, which I thought would be a perfect opportunity to continue working with what I love (flowers), while also supporting a small challenge instead of a large scale that is the inktober challenge. As you can already tell, while I was able to have some fun and make a few flowery drawings, I definitely didn’t finish the challenge! Also know, I’m writing about my botanical/floral drawings, the month isn’t over yet and I know I probably won’t have another drawing to share! But alas, that’s how life goes sometimes and sick babies need comforters and this mom needs to sleep too!
Design Drawing Flowers
I thought these flower drawings were out of order when I finished them, but that’s cool! We can enjoy it 😉
Nature, Draw + Outline Flowers
I’ve been in love with cosmos lately – I’ve always been a peony girl, but I wanted to branch out and focus on the flowers to minimize the petals and volume. Cosmos came into my studio this year and their delicate, fluttering leaves stole my heart too! So of course I have to add two of them here, but I’m trying to stick to my starting point instead of sticking to it!
I love the movement in this freesia (right). Honestly, they’re not my favorite flower to draw because they’re so formal and I tend to like something a little more forgiving, but I love the graceful simplicity of this particular design. Finally, I’m really happy that I was asked about freesia by one of my Instagram friends.
I love this twin violet sketch on the left…something about them dancing together makes me happy. It was also made for my favorite set of twin boys, so it helps add meaning to me!
And the daylily to the right might be my favorite of the whole series. I started playing with more movement and graceful layout instead of strictly following the flower “model” and I’m in love with it! Much of my design work is inspired by Art Nouveau – I love the balance of structure and movement, the emphasis on nature and asymmetrical shapes. I have a feeling you’ll be seeing a lot more of my flower drawing style from me in the future! I can’t wait to paint one like this – can you imagine?!
Flower Drawing: Draw An Easy Flower Step-by-step Tutorial
It’s hard to say “no” to a big poppy (left)! For this drawing I included some of my original pencil drawing from before I started the process for the actual drawing itself. This is something I’ve always done to help me get a feel for the book, the overall design and the space, and to start with confidence. You me
To do this? It’s not real – and I’m not allowed to do it in my classes in college – but it’s a quick step that saves me a lot of time and stress. And I guess there’s something to be said for being able to go into a project with confidence! Especially something like flower photography.
And finally for this collection we have Lily of the Valley. This is probably the least accurate shot of the entire challenge. I personally love Lily of the Valley, but something about her makes it hard for me to take! Maybe it’s their beautiful bright flowers or their cheerful little jingle that are so natural to them, but so hard to take a moment. Anyway, I definitely need to practice drawing them for the next flower drawing challenge I’m participating in!
Did you participate in Inktober? I’d love to hear what you think of it and if you like drawing/painting challenges!