The beautiful lotus is a water plant with a big broad leaf.
Start with a few simple guidelines. Sketch an oval for the top of the lotus using a transparent black pencil line. Draw a straight line down from tne center of the oval and two curves upwards from it to either end of the oval. Now draw two more lines curving down.
Then use a thick black pencil to draw six petal shapes- three pointing up and three down- with their base touching. Draw an oval shape going around the stem below, this is for the leaf.
Use the airbrush with a transparent colour to paint in the lotus and the background. Airbrush a darker pink at the bottom of the petals and on the inside of the back petals. Use white on the tips of the petals for the highlight.
You can use darker and lighter versions of the same colour for shading. Like for example. the water is blue with dark blue and light blue streaks in it. The background starts with a light yellow, then a slightly darker one and merges with an even darker yellow when it reaches the water. All this is done with the airbrush.
Quote:Originally posted by: Frannie20Nice job! I drew the Lotus and it turned out great! You're an awesome drawer!
Thanx a pile. I love to hear that your drawing turned out great! that's awesome! Way to go!
oooooh pretty
pretty awsome.
great going - did you draw it too, Saffy Taffy?
Thanx a pile. I love to hear that your drawing turned out great! that's awesome! Way to go!