Sakura is a cherry tree, one of the national symbols of Japan. As a rule, Japanese cherry does not bear fruit, the plant is decorative in nature. Almost the entire territory of the country is planted with sakura trees, their flowering lasts about three months, starting in January. First, sakura blooms in southern Japan, and then the whole country is covered with pale pink crowns that look like clouds. Closer to April, the flowering process stops, and the trees shed their wilted petals. Hokkaido Island is the last to say goodbye to blooming sakura .
Copy method
Japanese cherry - sakura - is a classic theme for works of art, the tree is depicted both in its original form and in the style of surrealism. Readers of this article can also try their hand at portraying sakura branches. We will talk about how to draw a sakura branch in stages, follow the whole process of creating a picture. For creativity, you need a sheet of white paper, a pencil, an eraser (eraser) and a little patience.
We offer two ways to draw sakura, the first way is to simply copy the image that you see in the attached photo. The technique does not guarantee a good end result on the first try, since in the absence of skills it is quite difficult to accurately copy the contours of the picture. However, if you make several samples, each time your drawing will more and more resemble the original, and after a while you will achieve the goal.
Large image
The second method makes it possible to depict a branch of a blossoming sakura with maximum accuracy. The method of copying is to transfer the contours of the branches, as well as flower petals cell-by-cell. Each cell contains one small fragment of the original drawing, in our case, a drawing of a branch of a blossoming sakura. This method allows you to copy the picture in a 1: 1 scale, as well as in any other scale. You can decide on how to draw sakura, and what scale to apply at the same time, but for a start you should try drawing on a standard A4 sheet 210 x 297 mm.
Pencil drawing
Take a photocopy of the photograph of the original drawing and draw it with lines intersecting at right angles so that you get a grid - 9 cells in length and 6 in width. Then draw an A4 sheet on which you will draw a sakura branch. In order to fit on the sheet 6 vertical cells and 9 horizontal, you need to draw a sheet with cells measuring 3 x 3 centimeters. The lines should be drawn with a finely sharpened simple pencil with minimal pressure, since all the lines forming the grating will subsequently need to be removed. The lines are erased using an ordinary eraser. After the sheet is drawn, you can begin to work. How to draw sakura so that the drawing looks like the original, you will read in the second half of this article.
In the original drawing you drew, the location of the sakura branch in the cells is clearly visible. How to draw sakura in stages, it’s already clear, you need to copy cell by cell, one fragment after another. You can start drawing with any cell that contains a fragment. Find the appropriate cell on your sheet and copy the first fragment, trying to accurately repeat all the bends. Then copy the next fragment, followed by another, and so on until the picture of the branch is complete, but so far without flowers.
Outlines
When the branch is drawn, you can start drawing flowers. As you can see in the next photo, the sakura flower has five petals, several stamens on thin stems and a pistil. All this is quite easy to draw with a simple pencil of medium softness, for example, "Designer - 2M". Initially, you need to draw a flower outline with light pencil movements, without pressing, since any unsuccessful stroke will make you erase the already drawn and try again. Only when the outline will look perfect can you circle it with a pencil again, already with pressure. So, the contours of the branches are transferred to a sheet of paper, the flowers are also drawn. How to draw sakura in stages with a pencil, you already know. The photo shows a sakura branch, as an image or as a symbol, in fact, the branches of Japanese cherry in nature are more branchy and there are countless flowers on them.
Coloring
To make your drawing look like a real Japanese cherry, it must be painted. How to draw sakura in paints, you will learn from our further recommendations. First of all, you need to choose how you will paint the picture. You can use colored markers, this is the easiest and most affordable way to paint. Colored pencils of the brand "STABILO aquacolor" are also suitable. If you paint the contours of sakura with Neva watercolor paints that do not require a large amount of water, you can get a rich and colorful picture. When painting with pencils, bright colors are difficult to achieve. However, if you use watercolor, you will need thin brushes.