{"id":1925,"date":"2020-06-04T06:52:22","date_gmt":"2020-06-04T13:52:22","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/marleypeifer.com\/dev\/?p=1925"},"modified":"2022-04-19T13:51:15","modified_gmt":"2022-04-19T20:51:15","slug":"tree-drawing-in-your-nature-journal","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/marleypeifer.com\/dev\/the-nature-journal-show\/tree-drawing-in-your-nature-journal\/","title":{"rendered":"Tree Drawing In Your Nature Journal"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Tree drawing is a cornerstone of nature art in general and nature journaling in particular. When you learn how to draw trees better your sketchbook or nature journal will improve greatly.<\/p>\n<p><iframe src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/kOKiYcJYYKA\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>So if drawing trees is so important why do so many people do it wrong? People learn bad tree drawing habits at an early age and we also tend to focus on the wrong things when we look at them. Despite all these problems there are a few tips that can help you draw trees better.<\/p>\n<h2>Five Tree Drawing Tips<\/h2>\n<ol>\n<li>First, take a different perspective. Most tree drawings, even technically skilled ones, show the tree from the same boring perspective. Especially,since we are nature journaling and our goal is to learn it is important to look at things from new vantage points.<\/li>\n<li>Next, look for cylinders. If you want to draw realistic tree shapes you need to understand cylinders. Tree trunks and branches are made of cylinders. You need to be able to accurately observe and sketch cylinders from different angles. (Be sure to watch the video for a special trick for learning this). Not only will this technique help your drawings of trees but it will also help your figure drawing and animal drawing.<\/li>\n<li>Third, separate volume from texture. If you just spent thirty minutes or three hours accurately drawing a tree and its shape you don&#8217;t want to ruin it. One potential way to ruin it is by trying to add in all the complicated texture of the bark. Instead, try showing the bark in a separate drawing. And if you do decide to draw trees with bark texture, keep it limited and suggestive. Otherwise you risk messing up your whole drawing!<\/li>\n<li>Next, look for major value blocks. Value is the difference between light and dark. Most people focus on the idea that a tree should be green, however capturing the values is most important.<\/li>\n<li>Last but not least, keep it simple. If you can keep your tree sketch simple you are more likely to succeed and\/or try again.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<p>If you want to see another tree drawing video with great tips check out <a href=\"https:\/\/youtu.be\/RaEfBS1PmtQ\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">this one from John Muir Laws teaching at the nature journal club<\/a>.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_1928\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-1928\" style=\"width: 669px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" class=\" wp-image-1928\" src=\"https:\/\/marleypeifer.com\/dev\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/06\/DSCN6109-300x83.jpeg\" alt=\"Tree Drawing nature journal\" width=\"669\" height=\"185\" srcset=\"https:\/\/marleypeifer.com\/dev\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/06\/DSCN6109-300x83.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/marleypeifer.com\/dev\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/06\/DSCN6109-1024x285.jpeg 1024w, https:\/\/marleypeifer.com\/dev\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/06\/DSCN6109-768x213.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/marleypeifer.com\/dev\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/06\/DSCN6109-1536x427.jpeg 1536w, https:\/\/marleypeifer.com\/dev\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/06\/DSCN6109-1200x333.jpeg 1200w, https:\/\/marleypeifer.com\/dev\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/06\/DSCN6109.jpeg 2015w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 669px) 100vw, 669px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-1928\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Tree Drawing fun with the North Bay Nature Journal Club<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Tree drawing is a cornerstone of nature art in general and nature journaling in particular. 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