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1. Introduction: Thanks so much for joining
me for drawing tulips. These are a beautiful
and simple, elegant flower, and
I'm going to show you how to draw them in
three different views. First up, you're going
to learn to draw the tulip from the front view, and the second is going
to be the side view. The third one is also
going to be a side view, but you're going to have it
tilted just a little bit more so you can see the
internals of the flower. I'm Tammy, a Texas based artist, and I do mixed media art. Thank you so much for
joining me for this class. If you're a beginner, this
is the perfect place to be. You don't need a huge amount of artistic skill to get
started with this class. You don't need too
many tools, either. You're going to need
just your basic pencil, paper, an eraser, and maybe a sharpener
and stuff like that. So let me tell you about all the supplies
you're going to need in the next lesson.
I'll see you there.
2. Supplies: Let's go over your supplies. You'll need a basic number
two pencil and some paper. A sharpener for
your pencil eraser. A black pen. It doesn't have to be these microns, any
black pen will work. I've got microns in five and three that I'm going
to use for this project, and I bought a set of
four from Walmart. These other items
are just extras, maybe some pens, some pencils, if you want to
decorate your flower. A ruler and a white
pen if you want to add some white dots and
color to your flower. If you want to add
that extra bling. So that's all you need, and I'll see you in the next lesson.
3. Anatomy: Let's go over some
tulip anatomy. It's pretty easy. A tulip
symbolizes love and rebirth. It's great for
gardens and bouquets, and it's native to
Central Asia and Turkey. You'll be able to get
the anatomy sheets and the references in the
projects and resources area. I've got some really
pretty ones here. They're from unsplash.com. And that's just a
website you can get free images for if you want
to get some references. I also bought some tulips to show you here how
they look in a vase. And I took this picture here
so you can see how they look with them open so you
can see the internals there. I also took an image of some tulips on their sides in different directions
so you can get an idea. They're sort of V shaped, and you can see the
leaves there, too. Today we're going to be focusing mostly on drying
the actual petals, though. With a leaf. So on the matomy sheet, you can see how there's
different petals here, and they go in a round shape, and it's like a bowl inside. You can see the stamen and
pistol from the side view. There's a stem, and they
have these glossy leaves. They're long and
waxy and pointed. And you can see how
it's sort of a bowl from the side there, if
you look down in there. So that's the tulip anatomy. Let's get into drawing.
4. Draw the Front View: Let's start off with the tulip from the front
view. You can get your sheet. It's a step by step in the
projects and resources area, so just download that
before we start. And I'm going to
go over the shapes of this flower with you. So you'll need your paper, your pencil, and your
basic drawing supplies. And we're going to
be starting on the upper half the petals. Step one. So you're
going to start off with three bold
petals like this. There's an oval
with a pointy shape at the top and a curve. And now let's do these
side sections here. They're thin and they
just come down on the edges and they
curve into the base. Don't go too far out. Keep them right there next to the petal there,
right like that. Step two, add more back pedals. Go at your own pace and pause as needed and erase when
you need to, as well. That's looking good. I'm
liking those lines there. And then you're
gonna come down on the edge here and fill it in where it breaks. So it's sort of behind there. No Step three, add the stem and a V shaped leaf and give it that line
in the leaf there. Step four. Let's now
texturize the flour with a pull and flick
motion like this and you're going to
go from up to down. Add as many or as few
lines as you like. And this is where you're
going to really add your own personal style, maybe, like, lots of
lines or just a few. Now, you're going
to lightly erase your flower so that you just
see a little bit of it. You want to be able to
see all your lines, but they should be really faint. Mine are going to be a little bit darker
because I'm using such a dark pencil to
show you how to do this. And the light in
the studio sort of makes pencils and pens
like that just disappear. So you really need to go
with a dark pencil to do this project if
you're doing it on film with loads of
light in this studio. Now let's move on to using the number five
micron if you have a micron or the larger nib. If you just have one pen, stick with whatever pen you have and go along at your own pace. You're gonna do all the
lines with that one pen. But if you have two
different size nibs, we're gonna do just the
outside of the flower here. Now, let's move on to your
smaller nib if you have one. And we're going to do the
inner lines here with that pull and flick and giving
it loads of texture. Feel free to add in some little lines on the
stem if you like too. But you don't need
to. It's a fairly, like the stem doesn't
have too many lines. There's not much texture there. Add a signature if you like. And there you are. You've got your first front view tulip. We're gonna do two more
drawings of tulips. And the next lesson, we're going to do the tulip from the side view.
I'll see you there. Oh
5. Draw the Side View: Let's now draw the tulip
from the side view. This one's going to be more of a closed where you don't
see the stamens. It's turned pretty
far to the sides. You're not seeing any
of the internals here. So get your project step by step guide in the projects and resources area, and
let's get drawing. So step one. So first up, we're going to do this petal. It's gonna be at a side
angle more to the left, and we're going to do it up at the upper section
of the paper here. But give yourself plenty of space for the upper
petals, as well. Start with an arched petal and it's going
there to the side. Step two. Add two side
petals like this, and they're sort of Vs but sharp with a little bit of
a curve here at the tops. Step three, now add
the back petals. And you can start from
either the left or right, but give it that
little line there on the left one so you can
see that it's turned. Step four at a curved stem with a little notch
at the bottom. Step five, let's
texturize this flower. I use lots of lines and a little bit of squiggles doing the pull and
flick motions. Remember, the pull and
flick motions give this flower its extra
movement, if you like. Add as many lines as
you feel is right. I like loads of them
in this flower, but you choose how
many you want. You do you. Now, let's lightly erase the flour. Just leaving a little bit
of the lines so you can see just the generalization.
You don't want it too dark. My lines are going to
be much darker than yours because as I said in
one of the other videos, I have to use a
pretty dark pencil here for it to show
up on the film. Now let's use the larger
nib pen if you have one. I'm going with my
number five micron, and I'm just doing the outside. Now, let's move on to
the smaller pen nib, if you have one. If you don't just continue on with the nib
size that you have. And we're going to
do those pulls and flicks and add
those little lines in giving the flour all the
movement that you like. And there you are. You've got your tulip from the side view. Now it's time to add a signature if you like. It's your choice. In your next lesson, I'm
actually going to show you how to draw the tulip
in one more view. We're going to be
doing the tulip from the side, but this time, you're going to have it turned a little bit more
towards you so you can use you can see those inner areas like the stamens. So
I'll see you there? H.
6. Draw the Side Open View: Et's draw the tulip
from the side view, but more open where we're
seeing the internal area, like it stamens in there. So, get your step by step
guide in the projects and resources area and join
me for a drawing lesson. So I'm just going to do
these little shapes. It's sort of a V, more
to the left side here. And then I'm doing
a little V there at the top and coming
back with a curve. I'm doing the petal to the side. It's got a nice
sharp bottom there, and then more branched
out up the top. Step two, at two
side petals here, one at the top, and one more
over there on the left. I'm giving it a
little bit of a wave here and then connecting
it here in the center. And go at your own pace as you have with
the other flowers. M Step three, finish off
the back two petals. The right one's much more broad, and the left one's thin and just filling in over
there and connecting. Step four, let's
add the stamens. There's just these
little curvature arches inside. There we go. Step five. Let's now
do the flower stem, and it's going to
curve down like this. Tin. Finish off the tulip
with texture lines. Doing those pulls
and flicks that you learned in the other
class assignments. Do as few or as
many as you like. Just like before, you're adding your own personality
to this flower. And these make it feel alive. It's giving it those
curves and textures, and it's showing how the flower merges into the center there, and it's got that depth. Let's now lightly erase. Let's move on to using the larger nib pen if you
have more than one nib. But if you just have
that single pen, just go along and use that. Let's now move on to using the smaller nib,
if you have that, and we're going to do
those pulls and flicks and do all those inner areas. And that's your last flower
for today's tulip lesson. Give it a signature if you like. In your next class, I'm going to tell you
about your class project. I'll see you there.
7. Class Project: Thanks so much for drawing tips with me for your class project. I want you to choose one of the three images that
you've drawn and draw it out and then add your own personal flair and style through adding
color pencils, watercolors, pens, or just
black and white, if you like. But I want you to
take your image, and you're going to
upload it to the class so we can all see your work
and give you some love. So let me show you how
to do that right here. You're going to go to the class, and then you're going to
click Projects and Resources. Once you're there,
you're going to click the Submit Project button. That's right up
there at the top. You're going to
upload your image. You're going to give it a
title and a description, and then you're going to click that Submit published button. Once you're there,
it's all submitted, and I can give you some
additional feedback, and other people in the class can give you
some love as well. Thank you so much for
taking this class, and I'll see you in
the next lesson.
8. Thank You: Thank you so much for taking
this tulip class with me. I hope you got a lot out
of it and you're feeling invigored to go out and try
loads of different flowers. If you'd like to try
flowers with me, I've got additional botanicals down underneath my
bio. I've got roses. I've got sunflowers,
Gerber, daisies, a whole variety of
different flowers that we can draw together, and I'll show you the step by step guides for those, as well. You'd like to follow me online, I'm on X, Instagram, as well as YouTube, and all those links are going to be just right down here for you. Thank you so much again
for taking this class, and I hope to see you in
more classes in the future. Take care, and, bye bye.
Tammie Ann Creative, Artist & Crafter
