How To Draw A Simple Leaf

Are you looking to doodle in your bullet journals or notebooks? I have an easy leaf drawing step by step tutorial for you. Today, I have not one but 10 different leaves that you can try drawing right now.

To follow along with my Leaf drawing step by step tutorial all you need are a pen and paper. You can even try practicing these on your tablet/ipad as well.

I have been doodling and drawing floral illustrations for years now and as much as I love drawing flowers, leaves just add more drama to your illustrations.

ALSO READ : HOW TO DRAW A COLORFUL MAPLE LEAF WITH ALCOHOL MARKERS

Today I have 10 leaf drawing step by step instructions that I hope you will follow along. I'll start with a few simple leaf designs first:

LEAF 1:

Start by drawing a leaf outline shape. Draw the centerline next and then add U shapes at an angle on either side of the center vein line.

LEAF 2:

Most of my leaves are whimsical, but this one is inspired by an oak leaf. Start by creating the outer shape- think of it as three large U connected and tails at each end. Then mirror that to finish the leaf outline. Don't worry too much if the leaf isn't exactly symmetrical. Hand drawn leaves always have some imperfections and that just adds to the charm. Next, add an incomplete center line and then doodle some small ovals or teardrop shapes to fill in the leaf.

LEAF 3:

This leaf is probably my favorite one and comes with so many possibilities! If you like coloring, this one is so much fun too! Start with a leaf shape outline, add a centerline and then start adding tiny straight lines to fill in each half of the leaf. Space them close or far apart, these lines are very calming to draw. A variation- add straight lines to one side and teardrop shapes to the other half of the leaf (Step 4)

LEAF 4:

A bunch of leaves is a great way to fill the page easily. It also adds movement to the page because these leaves seem to be dangling or hanging. Start by drawing the centerline, then add small lines to mark where you want your leaves to be. Next, add your leaves angling each pair differently and making the leaves smaller as you go towards the tip.

LEAF 5:

This leaf is inspired by the monstera leaf and I love how unique it looks. Start by drawing the leaf shape- this time we want to make the leaf much wider than before. Add an incomplete center line that is slightly curved. Then add in the details.

LEAF 6:

A perfect leaf bunch to fill in those corner areas. Start with a small leaf, then add another at an angle. Add small ovals inside each leaf for details. Finish off the leaf bunch with some dots (to represent tiny berries) and a small spiral line.

LEAF 7:

Now let's start adding more details to our leaves. A great way to do that is to add two lines as an outline. Drawing the second outline to mimic your first one is easy- draw it on the outside or inside your choice. Then add in more details, a center vein, an oval, and then small U shapes around the oval.

LEAF 8:

Start with a teardrop shape and add two lines in the center instead of just one. This emphasizes the center vein. Add in more angled veins onto either side next. Finish off the leaf doodle with half circles drawn on the outside edge of the leaf.

LEAF 9:

One of my favorite leaves to draw is a bunch of leaves with some details like this one. Start by drawing the center stem as a curved line. Then add your first leaf at the top. Then add smaller leaves along the stem making sure to add small V shapes to connect them to the stem. Add an oval inside, towards the bottom of each leaf.

LEAF 10:

Final leaf for today! For this one, I started by drawing a leaf shape and added a small stem to the bottom of the leaf. Add an inner outline to this. There are many options to this leaf, and feel free to stop at any point and leave it be. At step 3 I added a center vein line then went on to add more veins to either side of that. If you want to add more details add small half-circles along the center vein.

So there you have it! 10 Leaf drawing step by step illustrated for you. I will leave you here today with this video in which you can see me draw a few of these leaves.

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NOTES:

• These leaves can be drawn with a basic black pen or a marker. But I love using the MONO drawing pens– they come in 3 thicknesses 01, 03, and 05. I like to start with the 05 pens for the outline, then move onto the 03 pens to add the center vein and finish off the leaves with the 01 to add the fine details
• Another pen that is fun to doodle with- the Fudenosuke pens! These come with a brush tip and when you draw your leaf you can get thick and thin lines
• Finally, try doodling these leaves with colored markers!! That would be so much fun 🙂

Thank you for being here today and spending some creative time with my friends! I'm so thankful for your kind words and support.

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How To Draw A Simple Leaf

Source: https://www.smilingcolors.com/2018/07/leaf-drawing-step-by-step/

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