How Do You Draw An Open Rose?
Drawing an open rose is an excellent way to represent the glorious beauty of nature. You’ll definitely want to draw your rose in full color. You can work with colored pencils or pastels and from a photograph or from nature. This can be a challenging project because you must gauge the colors in the rose petals, stamens and surrounding foliage. You must also determine levels of light and dark to show the dimensionality of the rose. Block out the outer edges of the rose petals, stamens and major areas of light and dark. Use a graphite pencil so that you can easily erase mistakes. If you’re working from a photograph, you can trace this part using an art projector or light box. This will increase the accuracy and speed of your drawing. Begin to block out the darkest areas of your drawing. Do not draw them as dark as they appear just yet; put them in lightly with a relatively dark color that contains the color of the rose. For example, if your open rose is red, use Tuscan red or purple for t
