Leaves:
shape, proportion, relative lengths and widths, orientation, curvature,
Think in term of groupings, clusters.
Groupings and clusters: distinguish between major and minor components.
Mindful of leaves that "fly" out; these give flair and spirit to the grouping.
Stems: avoid parallelism and alignment; they unite the leaf clusters to form a balanced whole.
Video:
https://youtu.be/XES07nzIj8E
LANDSCAPE
Use medium ink to start.
Mainly lines and angular shapes. Pay attention to the quality of the lines.
To build space, to separate land-form "in-front" from "behind", strengthen the lines with dark ink, and adding dots (distant trees).
Texture with lighter ink to show "lay of the land-form" -- sheer? rounded? flat? smooth? rugged?
Use larger strokes (brush at a shallow angle) to do the distant mountains and waterfall. White gaps left behind is the waterfall -- use a dry brush to draw in the flowing water (just a short stroke, rounded at top and sharp at bottom).
[Adding color will be subject of the next class.]
Video:
https://youtu.be/mCVes5fSjOk
