- 1). Plan your drawing. Start with something simple. Draw a slightly curved line from one edge of your paper to another, then add a couple of random lines to create hills. Use a pencil with hard lead (3H or 4H) to keep the lines light. Sketch the basic composition.
- 2). Erase and redraw any of the elements in your initial basic sketch that seem out of proportion. Sketch a few flower stems across the landscape, then go back and draw the petals of each. You can make simple flowers by doing a short, slightly curved line for the stem. Make the petals by starting at the tip of each stem and drawing small arches from one side of the stem to the other. Three or four on each stem will do.
- 3). Hold your pencil at a 45-degree angle and move the pencil tip, side to side on the paper, coloring the grass area of your drawing. Don't worry about coloring it all in. You can use color pencils later. The lead is just to add a grassy texture.
- 4). Sketch a barn or some other structure in your landscape. Don't make it the focal point. Sketch the building smaller, in one corner of the landscape, as if the structure is in the distance.
- 5). Add a couple of random uneven shapes above your landscape to create the illusion of clouds, then go back over your sketch and use your eraser or the tip of a finger to add smudges throughout the landscape. This will remove some of the hard lines and give the drawing a more polished look. Add touches of color to the drawing with colored pencil if you want more than a black-and-white sketch.
SHARE
