{"id":51076,"date":"2026-06-19T16:50:04","date_gmt":"2026-06-19T14:50:04","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sketchanddraw.com\/?page_id=51076"},"modified":"2026-06-19T17:26:47","modified_gmt":"2026-06-19T15:26:47","slug":"3-3-drawing-plants","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/sketchanddraw.com\/?page_id=51076","title":{"rendered":"3.3 | The contour is not the beginning of the drawing"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>[et_pb_section fb_built=&#8220;1&#8243; admin_label=&#8220;Header Course Hero&#8220; _builder_version=&#8220;4.27.6&#8243; background_image=&#8220;https:\/\/sketchanddraw.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/3_3_finding-forms.jpg&#8220; custom_padding=&#8220;100px|0px|180px|0px&#8220; animation_style=&#8220;slide&#8220; animation_direction=&#8220;top&#8220; animation_intensity_slide=&#8220;2%&#8220; locked=&#8220;off&#8220; global_colors_info=&#8220;{}&#8220;][et_pb_row column_structure=&#8220;3_5,2_5&#8243; admin_label=&#8220;C0D0D0 Box&#8220; _builder_version=&#8220;4.16&#8243; background_color=&#8220;rgba(192,208,208,0.8)&#8220; custom_margin=&#8220;|||&#8220; custom_padding=&#8220;10px|9px|10px|10px|false|false&#8220; custom_width_px=&#8220;1280px&#8220; global_colors_info=&#8220;{}&#8220;][et_pb_column type=&#8220;3_5&#8243; _builder_version=&#8220;4.16&#8243; custom_padding=&#8220;|||&#8220; global_colors_info=&#8220;{}&#8220; custom_padding__hover=&#8220;|||&#8220;][et_pb_text admin_label=&#8220;Text rule&#8220; _builder_version=&#8220;4.27.6&#8243; header_font=&#8220;|on|||&#8220; header_font_size=&#8220;42px&#8220; header_line_height=&#8220;1.3em&#8220; header_3_text_color=&#8220;#37587a&#8220; background_layout=&#8220;dark&#8220; custom_padding=&#8220;|||&#8220; header_font_size_tablet=&#8220;&#8220; header_font_size_phone=&#8220;&#8220; header_font_size_last_edited=&#8220;on|desktop&#8220; locked=&#8220;off&#8220; global_colors_info=&#8220;{}&#8220;]<\/p>\n<h3>Rule 1 | Work with Line Bundles<\/h3>\n<p>[\/et_pb_text][et_pb_text admin_label=&#8220;Titel der Lektion&#8220; _builder_version=&#8220;4.16&#8243; header_font=&#8220;|on|||&#8220; header_text_color=&#8220;#ba0000&#8243; header_font_size=&#8220;42px&#8220; header_line_height=&#8220;1.3em&#8220; background_layout=&#8220;dark&#8220; min_height=&#8220;123px&#8220; custom_padding=&#8220;|||&#8220; header_font_size_tablet=&#8220;&#8220; header_font_size_phone=&#8220;&#8220; header_font_size_last_edited=&#8220;on|desktop&#8220; locked=&#8220;off&#8220; global_colors_info=&#8220;{}&#8220;]<\/p>\n<h1>Lesson 3 | The contour is not the beginning of the drawing<\/h1>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: large;\"><strong>30 min.<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p>[\/et_pb_text][et_pb_text admin_label=&#8220;Kurztext&#8220; _builder_version=&#8220;4.16&#8243; _module_preset=&#8220;default&#8220; text_text_color=&#8220;#37587a&#8220; global_colors_info=&#8220;{}&#8220;]<\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\">In this lesson, you learn how to find the form of a leaf with crossing lines. Instead of starting with the outline, you build a field of searching lines. Through this visual noise, the structure of the leaf slowly becomes visible.<\/p>\n<p>[\/et_pb_text][\/et_pb_column][et_pb_column type=&#8220;2_5&#8243; _builder_version=&#8220;4.16&#8243; custom_padding=&#8220;|||&#8220; global_colors_info=&#8220;{}&#8220; custom_padding__hover=&#8220;|||&#8220;][\/et_pb_column][\/et_pb_row][\/et_pb_section][et_pb_section fb_built=&#8220;1&#8243; _builder_version=&#8220;4.16&#8243; _module_preset=&#8220;default&#8220; custom_padding=&#8220;0px||0px|||&#8220; global_colors_info=&#8220;{}&#8220;][et_pb_row _builder_version=&#8220;4.16&#8243; _module_preset=&#8220;default&#8220; custom_padding=&#8220;0px||2px|||&#8220; global_colors_info=&#8220;{}&#8220;][et_pb_column type=&#8220;4_4&#8243; _builder_version=&#8220;4.16&#8243; _module_preset=&#8220;default&#8220; global_colors_info=&#8220;{}&#8220;][et_pb_blurb title=&#8220;Watch and see  &#8211; A leaf is not only an outline&#8220; url=&#8220;#&#8220; image=&#8220;https:\/\/sketchanddraw.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/icon_read.png&#8220; admin_label=&#8220;Chapter&#8220; _builder_version=&#8220;4.27.6&#8243; locked=&#8220;off&#8220; global_colors_info=&#8220;{}&#8220;]It has direction.<br \/>\nIt has tension.<br \/>\nIt has a middle line.<br \/>\nIt has side veins.<br \/>\nIt bends, folds and changes its shape.<\/p>\n<p>To draw a leaf, you first have to find its form.<\/p>\n<p>Crossing lines help you do this.<\/p>\n<p>They create a field of visual noise.<br \/>\nInside this field, the form begins to appear.[\/et_pb_blurb][\/et_pb_column][\/et_pb_row][\/et_pb_section][et_pb_section fb_built=&#8220;1&#8243; fullwidth=&#8220;on&#8220; admin_label=&#8220;Vollbreite Section nicht vollbreit f\u00fcr Video&#8220; _builder_version=&#8220;4.16&#8243; _module_preset=&#8220;default&#8220; global_colors_info=&#8220;{}&#8220;][et_pb_fullwidth_code disabled_on=&#8220;on|on|on&#8220; admin_label=&#8220;Fullwith Code f\u00fcr Video&#8220; _builder_version=&#8220;4.16&#8243; _module_preset=&#8220;default&#8220; width=&#8220;80%&#8220; 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_module_preset=&#8220;default&#8220; global_colors_info=&#8220;{}&#8220;][et_pb_accordion_item title=&#8220;Step 1 | Look for the main direction&#8220; open=&#8220;on&#8220; _builder_version=&#8220;4.27.6&#8243; _module_preset=&#8220;default&#8220; global_colors_info=&#8220;{}&#8220;]<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"1457\" data-end=\"1488\">Place one leaf in front of you.<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"1490\" data-end=\"1514\">Do not draw immediately.<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"1516\" data-end=\"1549\">Look at the movement of the leaf.<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"1551\" data-end=\"1668\">Does it stretch upwards?<br data-start=\"1575\" data-end=\"1578\" \/>Does it bend to one side?<br data-start=\"1603\" data-end=\"1606\" \/>Does it curl?<br data-start=\"1619\" data-end=\"1622\" \/>Does it open like a hand?<br data-start=\"1647\" data-end=\"1650\" \/>Does it hang down?<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"1670\" data-end=\"1713\">Draw this first movement with a light line.<\/p>\n<p>[\/et_pb_accordion_item][et_pb_accordion_item title=&#8220;Step 2 | Cross the form&#8220; _builder_version=&#8220;4.27.6&#8243; _module_preset=&#8220;default&#8220; global_colors_info=&#8220;{}&#8220; open=&#8220;off&#8220;]<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"1748\" data-end=\"1785\">Now draw light lines across the leaf.<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"1787\" data-end=\"1897\">Let them go from edge to edge.<br data-start=\"1817\" data-end=\"1820\" \/>Let them cross the middle line.<br data-start=\"1851\" data-end=\"1854\" \/>Let them follow the direction of the veins.<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"1899\" data-end=\"1945\">These lines help you understand the structure.<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"1947\" data-end=\"1998\">They are not decoration.<br data-start=\"1971\" data-end=\"1974\" \/>They are thinking lines.<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"1947\" data-end=\"1998\"><div id=\"attachment_51097\" style=\"width: 310px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-51097\" src=\"https:\/\/sketchanddraw.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/find_form_crossing_lines-300x225.jpg\" width=\"300\" height=\"225\" alt=\"Find the form with crossing all over the form.\" class=\"wp-image-51097 size-medium\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-51097\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Find the form with crossing all over the form.<\/p><\/div>[\/et_pb_accordion_item][et_pb_accordion_item title=&#8220;Step 3 | Let the leaf appear&#8220; _builder_version=&#8220;4.27.6&#8243; _module_preset=&#8220;default&#8220; global_colors_info=&#8220;{}&#8220; open=&#8220;off&#8220;]<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"2038\" data-end=\"2072\">Continue with more crossing lines.<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"2074\" data-end=\"2150\">Some lines will feel right.<br data-start=\"2101\" data-end=\"2104\" \/>Some lines will feel wrong.<br data-start=\"2131\" data-end=\"2134\" \/>Both are useful.<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"2152\" data-end=\"2209\">The wrong lines help you see the right ones more clearly.<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"2211\" data-end=\"2240\">This is how the form appears.<\/p>\n<p>[\/et_pb_accordion_item][et_pb_accordion_item title=&#8220;Step 4 | Find the contour later&#8220; _builder_version=&#8220;4.27.6&#8243; _module_preset=&#8220;default&#8220; global_colors_info=&#8220;{}&#8220; open=&#8220;off&#8220;]<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"2283\" data-end=\"2324\">Only now begin to look at the outer edge.<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"2326\" data-end=\"2363\">Do not close the outline too quickly.<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"2365\" data-end=\"2413\">Let the contour grow out of the inner structure.<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"2415\" data-end=\"2501\">A good contour is not a border.<br data-start=\"2446\" data-end=\"2449\" \/>It is the visible result of the form you have found.<\/p>\n<p>[\/et_pb_accordion_item][et_pb_accordion_item title=&#8220;Step 5 | Highlight the found lines&#8220; 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