Trees are my favorite subject matter to draw. I started off with pencil and then went and did some drawings in ink. I struggled a bit with finding the texture of the leaves but soon got the hang of it. In some areas shading was a bit difficult since I had made dark outlines and then struggled to blend them in well.
I decided to not do any erasing and so the lines can still be seen from where i marked out the shapes.
I tried making a tree in watercolour but it did not come out as well as i would have liked. I should have let more of the paper shine through the leaves so it would not look so flat. My shading and colouring of the trunk and branches still needs work as well.
Lisa's Art Log 