How to Draw Lilacs
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Start by drawing a long oval like this in the top left of your paper.
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Now draw some leaves. These are just basic shapes, we'll be defining them a bit more later
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Now draw another long oval.
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And add some more leaves
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Now we'll start to define the leaves.
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And define some more...
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...a few more.....
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...and some more...
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...OK, last two, I promise.
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Next, draw the outer petals of the first bunch of lilacs. * Sorry it is turned the wrong way, my gallery was giving me a hard time.
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And then draw all the petals, in pen if you wish
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Now draw the outside of the second bunch.
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And, as before, draw the rest of the petals.
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Now draw the stem.
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Then draw the veins in the leaves.
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Now draw some more leaves in the background....
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....and the veins in those.
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And now you are ready to color. Above are the colors I used. For the leaves I colored everything but the spot where the light hit them a dark version of the green, then put a bit of black over it and blended. Then I colored the shadows even darker wi
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And here is your finished product.
