However, for simple leaves like the oak, ginkgo, sweetgum, birch, and aspen, try your best to complete each large outline without lifting your hand. For example, I was able to outline the stem of the chestnut without lifting my hand, along with the seven arms of the leaf body, because this leaf is composed of many smaller shapes. Simply trace over the leaves in a single pass/in one stroke to the best of your ability. Once the coloring step is complete, the next step is to add the first outline layer using a Black Copic Multiliner pen. They’ll be a huge help in capturing the shape and color direction of the leaves accurately! Similarly to when you were swatching the leaf colors, we encourage you to have reference photos nearby while you complete this step as well. This means coloring from the stem of the leaf outward in a straight or curved motion. The next step after swatching is to color in a motion that best expresses the shape of the leaf. However, you can choose the lighter or darker colors if you want!
In the next step, I will choose to focus on the mid-tone color so the leaves aren’t too pale or too dark. Notice that there are three different colors swatched for each leaf: a dark, a mid-tone, and a light. For each of the different leaves I’ll be doodling, I tested out marker colors on a separate sheet of paper to be sure I’ve got an accurate palette. The first thing you want to do before coloring is to figure out your palette. Today, we will be applying the same technique but with leaves! So, with that being said, let’s grab our markers and get started by swatching our colors below!
In our previous blog, we showed a new way to color and draw flowers with Copic markers and pens (the doodling technique).
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