Usually called reed cattail - a grassy plant with a brown ears on the end. In fact, reeds belong to the sedge family. It is a tall plant with a triangular thick stem. He has an inflorescence in the form of an umbrella or panicle.
The ability to see and convey accurate forms is the key to the success of any draftsman.
The photo shows the inflorescence of this plant.
How to draw reeds with a pencil in stages
It is best to draw plants in nature, in the place of their real habitat.
In order to correctly depict the shape of an object, one must draw from life, this process is called the artistic knowledge of the real world.
Objectives of artistic knowledge:
- development of visual perception;
- mastering the skills of composition;
- development of spatial thinking;
- consolidation of cognition skills in graphic lines (in the figure).
Lesson preparation
In order for the drawing to work out, it is better to draw in natural light.
If it is not possible to draw plants in the natural habitat, you need to prepare several branches of cut reeds, arranging them most naturally and according to the growing conditions.
It will be required:
- A4 paper for drawing or plotting;
- tablet with paper clip;
- graphite pencil TM or HB;
- white eraser;
- pencil sharpener.
Subtleties of the technique of drawing, or How to draw a reed
Once the materials for drawing are prepared, the paper is fixed on the tablet, you need to start analyzing the selected nature.
Bulrush, like any other plant object, is a single whole, harmonious and created by nature according to its laws. He has a trunk, leaves, an inflorescence in the form of a panicle.
Take a close look at the plant:
- The trunk to the base expands, at the top it looks like a straw.
- The leaves are long, pointed up and wide below, grow up, usually bend at the end due to length.
- The inflorescence is fluffy, consists of spikelets.
In the photo, compare the plant in nature and the one that is painted, a stylization of some elements is noticeable: leaves, flowers.
Drawing and its location on paper
First you need to think about how many plants you want to draw. If one, then determine the place on paper.
It is important to determine exactly how the drawing will be located, whether it will be large (i.e. an approximate plant) or not very large.
Do not forget that the reed pattern should fit on a piece of paper so that there is "air" around it - free space on the edges of the paper.
Where to start
Before you draw the reeds, you first make a linear drawing, and then tonal - with hatching:
- For this, linear images of leaves, flowers, and trunks are conventionally divided into the illuminated and unlit parts (in two parts).
- Shade the shadow part, giving volume to the picture.
- Usually they begin to draw, as if growing a plant, that is, from bottom to top.
- Carefully convey the size of the inflorescence and leaves, keep the proportions.
First of all, we draw a stalk of reeds, drawing two parallel lines from the bottom up, trying to repeat the real plant. At the tip of the stem, we denote an inflorescence in the form of a panicle.
Then draw the leaves. Use ready-made sketches of reed leaves, these blanks can be used to obtain the desired proportions.
Pay attention to dried leaves or flowers, they curl and flat out, try to display it. Then the picture will look more natural.
It is possible, if you include fantasy, around the plant to depict a pond, and next to other grassy coastal grasses.
In the photo below - a drawing of reeds (left) and cattail (right)
See the result of the work. If something does not suit you, add strokes or correct the picture. Achieve accuracy in image form. You can turn the picture upside down and look at it, then it is easier to notice inaccuracies and correct them.
Correct the eraser with inaccurate lines, work with a pointed end so as not to smear graphite and not overwrite the paper.